pewter
Pronunciation Noun
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Pronunciation Noun
pewter
- An alloy of approximately 93–98% tin, 1–2% copper, and the balance of antimony.
- (historical) An alloy of tin and lead.
- Items made of pewter; pewterware.
- A beer tankard made from pewter.
- 1876, Edward Jenkins, The Devil's Chain (page 86)
- The room was arranged by low wooden partitions into bays, where eight or ten men could sit together and rest their pewters and glasses on the narrow tables between.
- 1876, Edward Jenkins, The Devil's Chain (page 86)
- A dark, dull grey colour, like that of the metal.
- (slang, dated) Prize money.
- French: métal blanc, potin
- German: Hartzinn
- Italian: peltro
- Portuguese: peltre
- Russian: пью́тер
- Spanish: peltre
- French: potin gris
- Russian: сплав олово
pewter (not comparable)
- Of a dark, dull grey colour, like that of the metal.
pewter (pewters, present participle pewtering; past and past participle pewtered)
- (transitive) To coat with pewter.
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