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Synonyms for pewter

Grammar : Adj
Spell : pyoo-ter
Phonetic Transcription : ˈpyu tər

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Définition of pewter

Origin :
  • early 14c., "any of various alloys having tin as their main constituent" (the usual form is one part lead to four parts tin), from Old French peautre (12c.), from Vulgar Latin *peltrum "pewter" (source of Spanish peltre, Italian peltro), of uncertain origin. Related: Pewterer.
  • As in leaden : adj made of lead
  • As in leaden : adj lead-colored
Example sentences :
  • Some threw their silver and pewter ware and other valuables into wells.
  • Extract from : « The Works of Whittier, Volume VI (of VII) » by John Greenleaf Whittier
  • Most of these were made of pewter or lead, but some have been found of silver gilt, latten, and tin.
  • Extract from : « English Villages » by P. H. Ditchfield
  • Some poor parishes were obliged to content themselves with pewter vessels.
  • Extract from : « English Villages » by P. H. Ditchfield
  • Mind as you're not ower keen at seein' the ins and oots o' that pewter.
  • Extract from : « A Son of Hagar » by Sir Hall Caine
  • Richard reached for his pewter, glad that the test was to be so light.
  • Extract from : « Mistress Wilding » by Rafael Sabatini
  • The women were at work melting their pewter porringers into bullets.
  • Extract from : « Our Young Folks, Vol 1, No. 1 » by Various
  • Sheets and table-cloths were of flax or hemp; dishes were of brass or pewter.
  • Extract from : « William Shakespeare » by Samuel Levy Bensusan
  • I see you are overpowered; there, taste the pewter and you'll get better presently.
  • Extract from : « Arthur O'Leary » by Charles James Lever
  • Next he scratched a message on the pewter after beckoning to you.
  • Extract from : « The Liberty Boys Running the Blockade » by Harry Moore
  • Then, as if by accident, knocked his pewter off the table to the floor.
  • Extract from : « The Liberty Boys Running the Blockade » by Harry Moore

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