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pewter
UK /ˈpjuːtə/ US /ˈpjutɚ/
noun 5adj 1verb 1
Collocations
3ADJ.
battered, marked
PEWTER + NOUN
britannia, flagons, hotel, plates
PREP.
in, on
Definitions
noun
1
An alloy of approximately 93–98% tin and 1–2% copper, and the balance of antimony.
the pewter plates on the dresser Caught and reflected the flame
2
An alloy of tin and lead.
3
Items made of pewter; pewterware.
4
A beer tankard made from pewter.
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.
When ranged up, these were discovered to be the tumbler, the pannikin, and the cracked cup aforesaid, a pickle jar, a jam pot, and a battered pewter marked "Britannia Hotel," a diversity of receptacles that called for the highest mathematical skill in measuring out an exact quantity to each guest.
5
A dark, dull grey colour, like that of the metal.
adj
1
Of a dark, dull grey colour, like that of the metal.
verb
1
To coat with pewter.
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the pewter plates on the dresser Caught and reflected the flame
Wiktionary02
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.
Wiktionary03
When ranged up, these were discovered to be the tumbler, the pannikin, and the cracked cup aforesaid, a pickle jar, a jam pot, and a battered pewter marked "Britannia Hotel," a diversity of receptacle
Wiktionary04
A stoup of wine (for in those days it was served out from the cask in pewter flagons) was placed on the table, and each had his quaigh or bicker before him.
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