tombac

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

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

uncountable

1. Copper-zinc alloyC2formal

   A type of brass alloy, often containing copper and zinc with occasional traces of arsenic, used to mimic gold in inexpensive jewelry and for gilding purposes.

   Томпак

   • The antique brooch was made of tombac, not real gold.
   • Artisans used tombac for gilding picture frames in the 18th century.
   • Cheap costume jewelry often relies on tombac to achieve a golden sheen.

   Synonymstambactombak