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Tombac(k)

An alloy consisting of copper and zinc (being various forms of brass) used for making and gilding cheap jewelry. When made as foil, it is called Dutch metal or 'Dutch gold'.

From: An Illustrated Dictionary of Jewelry, autor: Harold Newman, publishers: Thames and Hudson