单词	pewter
释义	pewterpew‧ter /ˈpjuːtə $ -ər/ noun [uncountable] Word Origin WORD ORIGINpewter Origin: 1300-1400 Old French peutre Examples EXAMPLES FROM OTHER DICTIONARIES a pewter mug EXAMPLES FROM THE CORPUS A champagne theme is suggested and repeated in the elaborate pewter railing that edges the second-floor balcony overlooking the bar. He was clutching a pewter tankard with a glass bottom. It was used as a cheap substitute for pewter and as a base for electroplate finishes. Itinerant peddlers positioned themselves along the roadside to hawk their pewter, copper, and tin. On the corrugated pewter there floated two boats. Others had ornate pewter stoppers or were nestled in velvet-lined boxes. Oval pewter boxes have hand-engraved monograms, from £17.95, while prettily embroidered hankies are £5.75. Place a sheet of copper or pewter, pressing quite hard, so that you indent it. a grey metal made by mixing lead and tin:  a pewter plate
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