<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?><!DOCTYPE Zthes SYSTEM "http://zthes.z3950.org/xml/zthes-05.dtd">  <Zthes><term><termId>31457213</termId><termName>pinchbeck</termName><termType>PT</termType><termNote><![CDATA[ An alloy of about five parts of copper with one of zinc that is used as imitation gold. It is similar to brass but contains more copper. It was invented by a London watchmaker named Christopher Pinchbeck, ca. 1740. Pinchbeck was often used in clock making and the production of inexpensive jewelry and snuffboxes, particularly by craftsmen in London. ]]></termNote><termCreatedDate>2026-03-30 21:03:04</termCreatedDate><relation><relationType>BT</relationType><termId>31438444</termId><termName>copper alloy</termName><termType>PT</termType></relation></term>  </Zthes>