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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
Translations 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 白 蜡(锡铅合金) 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 How to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit webmaster's page for free fun content. |
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| Why, now, this pewter had run brimming again, wer't not thou St. All round the room big barrels stood against the walls, fastened at the bottom so they wouldn't tumble with the rolling of the ship; and above the barrels, pewter jugs of all sizes hung from wooden pegs. On the table -- in token that the sentiment of old English hospitality had not been left behind -- stood a large pewter tankard, at the bottom of which, had Hester or Pearl peeped into it, they might have seen the frothy remnant of a recent draught of ale. |
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