pewter
IPA: pjˈutɝ
noun
- 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.
- A dark, dull grey colour, like that of the metal.
- (slang, dated) Prize money.
verb
- (transitive) To coat with pewter.
adjective
- Of a dark, dull grey colour, like that of the metal.
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Examples of "pewter" in Sentences
- The palest are a very pale pewter.
- Other pewter statues are also on the building.
- Occasionally they are made from wood or pewter.
- The marble was accented with pewter tile inserts.
- A 17th century nipple shield held in is made of pewter.
- I have an old pewter mug and an even older pewter plate.
- Pewter was the chief tableware until the making of porcelain.
- Brock works as a security guard at the Pewter Museum of Science.
- It then droped a dollop of pewter on the corresponding stalagmite.
- Among the artefacts discovered at the hall are candlesticks and pewter goblets.
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