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pewter
(mass) | pewter
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pewter
(encz) | pewter,cín n: Zdeněk Brož |
Pewter
(gcide) | Pewter \Pew"ter\ (p[=u]"t[~e]r), n. [OE. pewtyr, OF. peutre,
peautre, piautre: cf. D. peauter, piauter, It. peltro, Sp. &
Pg. peltre, LL. peutreum, pestrum. Cf. Spelter.]
1. A hard, tough, but easily fusible, alloy, originally
consisting of tin with a little lead, but afterwards
modified by the addition of copper, antimony, or bismuth.
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2. Utensils or vessels made of pewter, as dishes, porringers,
drinking vessels, tankards, pots.
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Note: Pewter was formerly much used for domestic utensils.
Inferior sorts contain a large proportion of lead.
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pewter
(wn) | pewter
n 1: any of various alloys of tin with small amounts of other
metals (especially lead) |
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pewter
(mass) | pewter
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pewter
(encz) | pewter,cín n: Zdeněk Brož |
Pewterer
(gcide) | Pewterer \Pew"ter*er\, n.
One whose occupation is to make utensils of pewter; a
pewtersmith. --Shak.
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Pewtery
(gcide) | Pewtery \Pew"ter*y\, a.
Belonging to, or resembling, pewter; as, a pewtery taste.
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pewter
(wn) | pewter
n 1: any of various alloys of tin with small amounts of other
metals (especially lead) |
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