Dutch gold      a copper-zinc alloy, used in thin sheets as imitation gold leaf.
ormolu a copper-zinc alloy imitative of gold; gilded. metal; powdered gold for use in gilding.
tombac an alloy used to imitate gold: copper with zinc and sometimes tin.
oroide an alloy of copper, tin, etc., imitative of gold.
billon gold or silver alloyed with a larger amount of base metal; a coin made of this.
pinchbeck an alloy of zinc and copper, used to imitate gold; (adj.) sham.
Prince Rupert's metal an alloy of copper with 15 to 40 percent zinc, used to imitate gold.
Mannheim gold a brass alloy in imitation of gold.
skewing removal of excess gold leaf from a stamped surface.
clinquant garishly decorated; glittering with tinsel. n. tinsel, fake gold leaf, etc.
latten a brasslike alloy often made into thin sheets; tin plate; any sheet metal. [< MF /laton/ copper-zinc alloy.]