pewter
English edit
Alternative forms edit
Etymology edit
From Middle English peutre, from Old French peautre, from Vulgar Latin *peltrum (“pewter”), which is of uncertain origin. Possibly related to spelter.
Pronunciation edit
- (UK) IPA(key): /ˈpjuːtə/
- (US) IPA(key): /ˈpjutɚ/, [ˈpjuɾɚ]
Audio (AU) (file) - Rhymes: -uːtə(ɹ)
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Noun edit
pewter (countable and uncountable, plural pewters)
- An alloy of approximately 93–98% tin and 1–2% copper, and the balance of antimony.
- (historical) An alloy of tin and lead.
- Items made of pewter; pewterware.
- A beer tankard made from pewter.
- 1876, Edward Jenkins, The Devil's Chain, page 86:
- The room was arranged by low wooden partitions into bays, where eight or ten men could sit together and rest their pewters and glasses on the narrow tables between.
- A dark, dull grey colour, like that of the metal.
- pewter:
- (slang, dated) Prize money.
Derived terms edit
Descendants edit
- → Welsh: piwter
Translations edit
alloy of tin, copper and antimony
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alloy of tin and lead
items made of pewter — see pewterware
a beer tankard made from pewter
colour
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Adjective edit
pewter (not comparable)
- Of a dark, dull grey colour, like that of the metal.
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colour
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Verb edit
pewter (third-person singular simple present pewters, present participle pewtering, simple past and past participle pewtered)
- (transitive) To coat with pewter.