tambac

• Nom désignant un alliage de cuivre et de zinc, parfois avec de l'arsenic, utilisé pour imiter l'or dans les bijoux bon marché et pour la dorure.

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

indénombrable

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.

   Laiton (ou similor)

   • 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.

   Synonymespinchbecktombac