Definition of pewter Pewter
/pjuˈtɚ/ - [pyuter] - pew•ter
We found 10 definitions of pewter from 5 different sources.
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What does pewter mean?
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NounPlural: pewters |
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| pewter - any of various alloys of tin with small amounts of other metals (especially lead) |
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Wiktionary 
- pewter (Noun)
An alloy of approximately 93–98% tin, 1–2% copper, and the balance of antimony. - pewter (Noun)
An alloy of tin and lead. - pewter (Noun)
Items made of pewter. - pewter (Noun)
A dark, dull grey colour, like that of the metal. - pewter (Adjective)
Of a dark, dull grey colour, like that of the metal.
Webster DictionaryWebster's Unabridged Dictionary 📘
- pewter (n.)
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. - pewter (n.)
Utensils or vessels made of pewter, as dishes, porringers, drinking vessels, tankards, pots.
Chambers DictionaryChamber's 20th Century Dictionary 📕
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pewter
pū′tėr, n. an alloy of four parts of tin and one of lead: sometimes tin with a little copper and antimony: a vessel made of pewter, esp. a beer-tankard: (slang) prize-money.—adj. made of pewter.—ns. Pew′terer, one who works in pewter; Pew′ter-mill, a lapidaries' polishing-wheel for amethyst, agate, &c.—adj. Pew′tery, belonging to pewter. [O. Fr. peutre (It. peltro), from a Teut. root, seen in Low Ger. spialter, Eng. spelter.]
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🔤- pewter, noun, singular of pewters.
- pewter, adjective.
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