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pewter
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pew·ter  (pytr)
n.
1. Any of numerous silver-gray alloys of tin with various amounts of antimony, copper, and sometimes lead, used widely for fine kitchen utensils and tableware.
2. Pewter articles considered as a group.

[Middle English pewtre, from Old French peutre, from Vulgar Latin *peltrum.]

pewter adj.

pewter [ˈpjuːtə]
n
1. (Engineering / Metallurgy)
a.  any of various alloys containing tin (80-90 per cent), lead (10-20 per cent), and sometimes small amounts of other metals, such as copper and antimony
b.  (as modifier) pewter ware a pewter tankard
2. (Fine Arts & Visual Arts / Colours)
a.  a bluish-grey colour
b.  (as adjective) pewter tights
3. (Cookery) plate or kitchen utensils made from pewter
[from Old French peaultre, of obscure origin; related to Old Provençal peltre pewter]
pewterer  n
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Noun1.pewter - any of various alloys of tin with small amounts of other metals (especially lead)pewter - any of various alloys of tin with small amounts of other metals (especially lead)
alloy, metal - a mixture containing two or more metallic elements or metallic and nonmetallic elements usually fused together or dissolving into each other when molten; "brass is an alloy of zinc and copper"
Translations
pewter [ˈpjuːtəʳ]
A. Npeltre m
B. CPDde peltre

pewter [ˈpjuːtər] nétain m

pewter
n (= alloy)Zinn nt; (= vessel)Zinnbecher m; (= articles)Zinn(geschirr) nt

pewter [ˈpjuːtəʳ] npeltro

pewter
n / adj pewter [ˈpjuːtə]
(of) a metal made by mixing tin and lead That mug is (made of) pewter; a pewter mug. edeltin سَبيكَة من القَصْدير والرَّصاص пютър cín(ový) tin; tin- das Hartzinn, Zinn-... κράμα από κασσίτερο και μόλυβδο peltre tinasulam مسوار tina (en/d') étain נֶתֶך בְּדִיל וְעוֹפֶרֶת जस्ता kositar ónötvözet timah pjátur peltro しろめ 백랍(白蠟), 땝납 alavas; alavinis alva; alvas- piuter tin tinn stop cyny z ołowiem estanho (de) cositor сплав олова со свинцом cín; cínový kositer legura kalaja i olova tenn โลหะผสมที่มีดีบุกเป็นหลัก kalay ve kurşun alaşımı 白 蠟(錫鉛合金) сплав олова зі свинцем; олов'яний ايک دھات hợp kim thiếc

pewter سبيكة البيوتر cín tin Zinn κασσιτερόχαλκος peltre tina étain kositar peltro 白目 백랍 erebeker tinn stop cyny z ołowiem latão, peltre сплав олова со свинцом tenn ตะกั่ว tutya hợp kim thiếc 白蜡


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The firm, the oldest family-run pewtersmith in the world, has supplied more than 500 pieces of pewterware for the display.
The work of some of its pewtersmiths is in the Smithsonian; work of its potters, weavers and metalsmiths can be seen in frequent exhibits.
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