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单词 pewtery
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pewteryn.

Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: pewter n., -y suffix3.
Etymology: < pewter n. + -y suffix3. N.E.D. (1905) gives the pronunciation as (piū·təri) /ˈpjuːtərɪ/.
Obsolete.
A room in which pewter articles are kept, or a factory in which pewter articles are made. Also: pewter articles collectively, pewterware.
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the world > food and drink > food > setting table > table utensils > [noun] > other tableware or items for table
pewter1426
warnera1552
nef1567
pewtery1645
hollow-ware1682
equipage1683
flatware1686
napkin ring1686
pewterware1738
egg cup1773
dish-rim1774
butter cooler1784
dish-cross1785
argyll1789
toast-rack1801
centrepiece1836
table centrepiece1850
silverware1862
doily1864
table centre1865
potato ring1888
egg-cosy1894
sandwich flag1907
cheese board1916
Lazy Susan1917
society > occupation and work > equipment > receptacle or container > vessel > [noun] > metal vessel > pewter vessels collectively
pewter1426
pewtery1645
sadware1683
pewterware1738
the world > food and drink > food > setting table > table utensils > [noun] > place for keeping tableware
sculleryc1440
eweryc1460
silver scullery1686
butler's pantry1721
pewtery1864
plate room1931
1645 Inventory of Kimbolton in D. Montagu Court & Society Elizabeth to Anne (1864) I. xxii. 374 Pewtery.
1785 in S. W. Bruchey Robert Oliver (1956) 39 Cutlery; Ironmongery; Braziery; Pewtery; Japan'd and Leather Ware.
1788 Eng. Described 223 The brazery, pewtery, brass-foundry, iron-foundry and iron-forgery businesses [of Wigan], find employment for a great number of hands.
1864 W. D. Montagu Court & Society Elizabeth to Anne I. 373 Seven dozen of trenchers in the pantry, and the pewter chargers and dishes in the Pewtery.
1864 W. D. Montagu Court & Society Elizabeth to Anne I. 368 There is an array of pewtery which suggests an idea of a spectacle next in brilliancy to a silversmith's.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2005; most recently modified version published online June 2018).

pewteryadj.

Brit. /ˈpjuːt(ə)ri/, U.S. /ˈpjudəri/
Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: pewter n., -y suffix1.
Etymology: < pewter n. + -y suffix1.
Of, relating to, or characteristic of pewter; resembling pewter, esp. in colour; dull grey.
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the world > matter > colour > named colours > grey or greyness > [adjective] > other greys
pewtery1776
elephant1875
desert-grey1901
society > occupation and work > materials > derived or manufactured material > metal > alloy > [adjective] > pewter
pewter1383
pewtery1776
Tudric1902
1776 A. Sparrman tr. N. R. von Rosenstein Dis. Children & Remedies 123 (note) The wounds were alike in all, the crusts on them acquiring a dark pewtery colour on the seventh day.
1854 Webster's Amer. Dict. Eng. Lang. Pewtery, belonging to pewter; as, a pewtery taste.
1896 J. W. Riley Child-world 17 The clang of kettle..and everything That jingles in a busy kitchen..drifts In sweetest tinny, coppery, pewtery tone.
1955 O. Manning Doves of Venus i. vi. 62 In the open there was still a bleak, pewtery daylight.
1997 New Yorker 17 Feb. 79/2 The afternoon light up here by the farmhouse is pewtery and cold.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2005; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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