tambac

• Существительное, обозначающее сплав меди и цинка, иногда с мышьяком, используемый для имитации золота в недорогих украшениях и для позолоты.

A noun referring to an alloy of copper and zinc, sometimes with arsenic, used to imitate gold in inexpensive jewelry and for gilding.

uncountable

1. Gold-like alloyC2formal

   A metal mixture primarily of copper and zinc, occasionally with arsenic, used as a cheaper substitute for gold in jewelry and for gilding.

   Сплав, похожий на золото

   • The antique brooch was made of tambac, not solid gold.
   • Jewelers often use tambac to create affordable imitation gold pieces.
   • The gilded frame was actually a thin layer of gold over tambac.

   Synonymspinchbecktombac