Upon closer examination, the jewels were found to be ersatz and very obviously poor copies. From LearnThat.org.
ersatz coffee. From Wordnet, Princeton University.
First of all let me congratulate you on the basis that any time you can work the word ersatz into a discussion, its a good one. From Wordnik.com. [Baseball Analysts] Reference
Merkel dismissed global imbalances as an "ersatz" issue. From Wordnik.com. [Robert L. Borosage: Obama and China: Vandalism or Vision] Reference
(The use of the word "ersatz" automatically disqualifies me as a "real American.)". From Wordnik.com. [Terrance Heath: Observations From an Ersatz American] Reference
The "ersatz" did not stimulate my appetite, when I was dreaming of chocolate and oranges!. From Wordnik.com. [Luc Montagnier - Autobiography] Reference
Former more like "ersatz" congressional candidate Dwight Leister had the following reply. From Wordnik.com. [Archive 2006-07-01] Reference
What they're clinging to is a kind of ersatz innocence: a naive hermeneutics for a corn-syrup Eden. From Wordnik.com. [Ferule & Fescue] Reference
You groaned and writhed in ersatz glee. From Wordnik.com. [A FALSE MARTYR] Reference
These "ersatz," phonies are like a growing vampire coven. From Wordnik.com. [Salem-News.com] Reference
UBC student recognized for innovations such as ersatz jellyfish diet. From Wordnik.com. [Top Stories - Google News] Reference
There can be no "ersatz" for metals and minerals in either modern civilization or modern warfare. From Wordnik.com. [Canada's Position in Relation to the Empire's Mineral Situation] Reference
She finds the Potter world devoid of real mystery and instead filled with a kind of ersatz substitute. From Wordnik.com. [Parabasis] Reference
Collectively known as "The Forlorn Hope," their tale is compelling, if not quite what we expect from this kind of ersatz exploitation idea. From Wordnik.com. [DVD Verdict] Reference
So you’ve got Thatcher serving as a kind of ersatz symbolic leader of American conservatism. From Wordnik.com. [Matthew Yglesias » Tea Party Time] Reference
Fed for the first time on German bread & ersatz coffee. From Wordnik.com. [Cigarette Diaries] Reference
This ersatz ranch-house was owned by two completely unlovelies. From Wordnik.com. [Vigorish] Reference
Unfortunately, they're getting attention for two ersatz-sassy new songs. From Wordnik.com. [Good Old Grrrls] Reference
Even when those marketplaces did succeed, the fun always felt a little ersatz. From Wordnik.com. [James Rouse Sparked New Life In Old Cities] Reference
Whether they thought the ersatz Oscar moment was cool or camp, it didn't matter. From Wordnik.com. [Hope For Oscar's Home] Reference
He must trust Liverpool's ersatz defence proves similarly unforthcoming this evening. From Wordnik.com. [Roy Hodgson is 'far from confident' ahead of Liverpool debut] Reference
He also wrote a parody of James Frey's ersatz memoir that he called "A Million Little Lies.". From Wordnik.com. [A Friendly Ghost] Reference
We were getting German ersatz coffee which was bitter and resembled coffee only by its color. From Wordnik.com. [The Biography of a Rabbit] Reference
John Hodgman UP - Geeky all-purpose ersatz "expert" from "Daily Show" fits right in as TED speaker. From Wordnik.com. [Day of the TED] Reference
I mean, in four days of jamboreeing I saw nary a beer-logged WrestleMania fan in ersatz leopard skin. From Wordnik.com. [Letter From America: The Neo-Neolithic] Reference
They've created ersatz Southwests -- Delta Express, Shuttle by United -- partly to fend off Southwest. From Wordnik.com. [Wal-Mart Of The Sky] Reference
"People do not want an ersatz version of the real thing," warns brand consultant David Martin of Interbrand. From Wordnik.com. [DUDE WHERE'S MY BENZ?] Reference
The language may be new, but that tossed elbow and ersatz menace can mean only one thing: Roller Derby is back. From Wordnik.com. [Cruising For A Bruising] Reference
Franz trolled the dairy aisle at the grocery store looking for an ersatz milkmaid with an advanced case of tinnitus. From Wordnik.com. [The Clock Man's Trouble] Reference
Victorious bar owners eke out the rocket fuel of choice, by adulterating it with ersatz vodka from Stuttgart and Munich. From Wordnik.com. [E (novel extract)] Reference
An inmate's rations were ersatz coffee in the morning, a pint or so of watery soup for lunch and a half pound or so of bread for dinner. From Wordnik.com. [The Last Days Of Auschwitz] Reference
A company called Icons has been selling scads of ersatz passes for stars like Hammer, Motley Crue and that nutty "Beverly Hills 90210" bunch. From Wordnik.com. ['I'm On The List!'] Reference
Even if you don't know a tune, you'll recognize the inspiration: "With a Smile and a Song" may be new to you, but it's genuine ersatz Chopin. From Wordnik.com. [D-Major Disney] Reference
At last I went down the ersatz wooden steps into the neon-gashed night and started across the nearly deserted main drag toward the motel where. From Wordnik.com. [Vigorish] Reference
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