pewter
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7.5
- noun
- /ˈpjuːtər/
:
peltre
- She polished the pewter candle holders until they shone.
- pewter plate
This is the same as what we did for the wall pewter.
- This is the same as what we did for the wall pewter.
- The girl in the commercial what's what's computer will what's a pewter?
- There's gold pewter, I believe, which is the, the silver equivalent, but I thought pewter was much cooler.
- It's that man, you know, it's that man pewter, you know, that compumen, you know, it's that, it's that middle ground.
- I'm going to almost like, but it feels like a pewter in that it's kind of a grey blue with hint under certain light, maybe like a hint of green.
- You get a Christmas green called wrapped up and also has some sparkle in it and then you get this really cool like purple but yet pewter but yet silver shade called Jolly.
Examples
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There were those whose childhood dinners had been served on pewter and glass, and middle-aged men who had been raised in heated villas.
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"There was a general round of laughter as Marie-Louise arranged the common pewter and announced the evening meal."
Fiction book (1992) -
As a child, I had always wanted to eat the apple that lay on the pewter plate.
Fiction book (1990) -
And we're going to melt it down and then take some of this pewter and pour it into a mold.
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Then I handed him the bowl of soup and a pewter spoon.
Fiction book (1994) -
Hal used to have his beer out of a pewter mug.
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The service pieces were heavy pewter that retained heat no matter how long the diners lingered.
Fiction book (1990) -
In the storage room that led down to the cellar, I found two pewter waterpots and a copper kettle.
Fiction book (2001) -
He admired the antique pewter plate displayed on the shelf.
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The craftsmen shaped the pewter into beautiful decorative pieces.
Synonyms
Silvery white metal people make from tin mixed with small amounts of other metals used for tableware and decorative items
A white metal used to make household items and tableware
How Valuable
Surface Forms
Etymology
Pewter gets its name from old European words for the soft, gray metal used for 'plates' and cups, so it has long been the word for common tableware. So, pewter still means that soft gray metal people used for dishes and ornaments.