Pewter is a grey metal which is made by mixing tin and lead. Pewter was often used in former times to make ornaments or containers for eating and drinking.
...pewter plates.
...the best 18th-century pewter.
pewter in British English
(ˈpjuːtə)
noun
1.
a.
any of various alloys containing tin (80–90 per cent), lead (10–20 per cent), and sometimes small amounts of other metals, such as copper and antimony
b.
(as modifier)
pewter ware
a pewter tankard
2.
a.
a bluish-grey colour
b.
(as adjective)
pewter tights
3.
plate or kitchen utensils made from pewter
Derived forms
pewterer (ˈpewterer)
noun
Word origin
C14: from Old French peaultre, of obscure origin; related to Old Provençal peltre pewter
pewter in American English
(ˈpjutər)
noun
1.
any of various alloys containing mostly tin with varying percentages of antimony, copper, lead, etc.
2.
articles made of pewter
adjective
3.
made of pewter
Word origin
ME peutre < OFr peautre, akin to It peltro < ?
Examples of 'pewter' in a sentence
pewter
And how my comrade, the other pewter soldier, lives!
Hans Christian Andersen Andersen's Fairy Tales (1874)
These were a distinctive Scottish feature: owners honoured their guests by putting their best silver and pewter on display.
Times, Sunday Times (2008)
Word lists with
pewter
alloy, black, blue, alloys, metal
In other languages
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British English: pewter /ˈpjuːtə/ NOUN
Pewter is a grey metal made by mixing tin and lead.