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Definitions for Pewter
[1] any of various alloys in which tin is the chief constituent, originally one of tin and lead.
[2] a container or utensil made of such an alloy.
[3] such utensils collectively: a revival of interest in pewter.
[4] British Slang . a cup awarded as a prize or trophy, as in a sporting event. prize money(def 2) .
[5] consisting or made of pewter: a pewter mug.
[6] 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 (as modifier ) pewter ware ; a pewter tankard
[7] a bluish-grey colour (as adjective ) pewter tights
[8] plate or kitchen utensils made from pewter
Words related to Pewter
lead, galena, plumbic, plumbiferous, plumbous, ashen, drab, dull, gray, pale
Words nearby Pewter
pew hinge, pewage, pewee, pewholder, pewit, pewter, pewterer, pexis, peyer's patches, peyote, peyronie's disease
Origin of Pewter
1325–75; Middle English pewtre < Middle French peutre < Vulgar Latin *piltrum; perhaps akin to spelter
Word origin for Pewter
C14: from Old French peaultre, of obscure origin; related to Old Provençal peltre pewter