PEWTER Definition & Meaning

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pewter

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noun

any of various alloys in which tin is the chief constituent, originally one of tin and lead.
a container or utensil made of such an alloy.
such utensils collectively:
a revival of interest in pewter.
British Slang.
1. a cup awarded as a prize or trophy, as in a sporting event.
2. prize money ( def 2 ).

adjective

consisting or made of pewter:
a pewter mug.

pewter

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noun

1. 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
2. ( as modifier )
  a pewter tankard
  pewter ware
1. a bluish-grey colour
2. ( as adjective )
  pewter tights
plate or kitchen utensils made from pewter

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Derived Forms

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51�Թ� History and Origins

Origin of pewter¹

1325–75; Middle English pewtre < Middle French peutre < Vulgar Latin *piltrum; perhaps akin to spelter

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51�Թ� History and Origins

Origin of pewter¹

C14: from Old French peaultre, of obscure origin; related to Old Provençal peltre pewter

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He remembers two politicians who would eat together and regularly put in the same order: "Two working man's portions of your beef and two pewter mugs of your finest ales."

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“A packet of red paste and a tea tray, which might be iron or pewter.”

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Instead of pewter, Charrière employs polished stainless steel panels, the largest more than seven feet tall.

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The team’s primary colors have been red and pewter since 1997.

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More telling, however, is an early moment when she finds an unfrozen stream and rummages in her carry bag for “the pewter cup she had stolen.”

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