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Универсальный англо-русский словарь. Академик.ру. 2011.
Универсальный англо-русский словарь. Академик.ру. 2011.
cheap — [chēp] adj. [< good cheap, favorable bargain < ME god chep (used as transl. of OFr à bon marché) < OE ceap, a purchase, bargain, akin to Ger kaufen, to buy; ult. < L caupo, petty tradesman] 1. low in price or cost; not expensive 2.… … English World dictionary
cheap — cheap1 [ tʃip ] adjective *** ▸ 1 not expensive ▸ 2 not of good quality ▸ 3 against spending money ▸ 4 unkind/unfair ▸ 5 without value ▸ + PHRASES 1. ) not expensive: People should have access to cheap, fresh food. The local buses are cheap and… … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
cheap — I (Roget s IV) modif. 1. [Low in relative price] Syn. inexpensive, low priced, reasonable, economical, affordable, moderate, family size, economy size, economy, budget, utility (grade), reduced, marked down, discounted, depreciated, slashed,… … English dictionary for students
Costume jewelry — Swatch Bijoux[1] Jewelry Costume jewelry (also called trinkets, fashion jewelry, junk jewelry, fake jewelry, or fallalery) is jewelry manufactured as ornamentation to complement a particular fashionable costume or garment … Wikipedia
junk jewelry — cheap costume jewelry. [1935 40] * * * … Universalium
junk jewelry — noun Etymology: junk (I) : inexpensive costume jewelry * * * cheap costume jewelry. [1935 40] … Useful english dictionary
brummagem — [brum′ə jəm] adj. [dial. pronun. of BIRMINGHAM (in ME, Bremingeham), with ref. to counterfeit coins & cheap jewelry once made there] Informal cheap and gaudy n. Informal anything cheap and gaudy, esp. jewelry not made of gems and precious metals … English World dictionary
Flash — Flash, a. 1. Showy, but counterfeit; cheap, pretentious, and vulgar; as, flash jewelry; flash finery. [1913 Webster] 2. Wearing showy, counterfeit ornaments; vulgarly pretentious; as, flash people; flash men or women; applied especially to… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Flash house — Flash Flash, a. 1. Showy, but counterfeit; cheap, pretentious, and vulgar; as, flash jewelry; flash finery. [1913 Webster] 2. Wearing showy, counterfeit ornaments; vulgarly pretentious; as, flash people; flash men or women; applied especially to… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
guinea gold — noun 1. brass with enough copper to give it a reddish tint; used for plumbing pipe and other brass hardware and in cheap jewelry • Syn: ↑red brass • Hypernyms: ↑brass 2. 22 karat gold from which guinea coins were made • Hypernyms: ↑gold, ↑Au, ↑ … Useful english dictionary
pinchbeck — [pinch′bek΄] n. [after C. Pinchbeck, Eng jeweler who invented it ( c. 1725)] 1. an alloy of copper and zinc used to imitate gold in cheap jewelry 2. anything cheap or imitation adj. 1. made of pinchbeck 2. cheap, imitation, sham, etc … English World dictionary