Definition of pewter in English:

pewter

noun ˈpjuːtəˈpjudər

mass noun

1A grey alloy of tin with copper and antimony (formerly, tin and lead)
these lockets are made of gold, silver, or pewter
as modifier pewter tankards
Example sentencesExamples
- The reproduction industry did not focus attention on wrought iron as it did on pewter, brass and copper.
- Modern pewter is mostly tarnish-resistant alloys of about 90% tin with antimony or copper.
- The traditional alloy of pewter most widely used into the 17th Century consisted of tin and copper with small amounts of other elements.
- Originally, pewter was defined as an alloy of tin and lead, but to avoid toxicity and dullness of finish, lead is excluded from modern pewter.
- Their enterprise really began to grow after they switched from silver to pewter, an alloy of lead and tin.
1. 1.1 Utensils made of pewter.
  the kitchen pewter
  Example sentencesExamples
  Byard arranged for many shipments of antique furniture, brass, and pewter to be sent to Shelburne for Webb to consider for purchase.
  Both the pewter and Sheffield Plate collections benefited from large bequests particularly that of Colonel Croft Lyons.
  Over the centuries the techniques of making all forms of metal ware: pewter, copper, brass and bronze, iron and steel, have varied.
2. 1.2 A shade of bluish or silver grey.
  as modifier a pewter sky
  Example sentencesExamples
  Exterior finishes are available in polished brass, antique brass, brushed nickel, pewter, satin black and matte gold tones.
  There was no bridge, but flat ferry-rafts winched their way across it on heavy cables, and icy, slate-gray water gurgled under a dull, pewter sky.
  The redhead looked around, the slowly rising moon casting him all silver and pewter and bronze.
  Snow swirled around them in little eddies, and the sky was the flat dark grey of pewter.
  It is sapphire against the pale silver wash of the sky and pewter against the amber of the towering hills that he adds in next.

Derivatives

pewterer

noun

For economic and technical reasons, the alloys used by coppersmiths, brassfounders, braziers, blacksmiths and pewterers have varied over time, and a knowledge of the alloys can provide definitive answers.
Example sentencesExamples
- Sending pewter to a trained engraver had been banned by the English pewterers ' guild as early as 1588 but continued to be allowed by continental guilds.
- Unlike more densely settled areas to the north, Virginia supported few pewterers, so the pewter plates and vessels most Virginians ate and drank from were shipped there from English ports.
- The First Church of Deerfield retains two large plates, or chargers, marked by the London pewterer Samuel Ellis I.
- The Museum owns an almost identical dish by the early 17 th-century Nuremberg pewterer, Caspar Enderlein, who replaced Briot's signature with his own.

Origin

Middle English: from Old French peutre, of unknown origin.

Rhymes

accoutre (US accouter), commuter, computer, disputer, looter, neuter, polluter, recruiter, refuter, rooter, saluter, scooter, shooter, souter, suitor, tooter, transmuter, tutor, uprooter

Definition of pewter in US English:

pewter

nounˈpyo͞odərˈpjudər

1A gray alloy of tin with copper and antimony (formerly, tin and lead).
Example sentencesExamples
- Modern pewter is mostly tarnish-resistant alloys of about 90% tin with antimony or copper.
- Originally, pewter was defined as an alloy of tin and lead, but to avoid toxicity and dullness of finish, lead is excluded from modern pewter.
- The reproduction industry did not focus attention on wrought iron as it did on pewter, brass and copper.
- The traditional alloy of pewter most widely used into the 17th Century consisted of tin and copper with small amounts of other elements.
- Their enterprise really began to grow after they switched from silver to pewter, an alloy of lead and tin.
1. 1.1 Utensils made of pewter.
  the kitchen pewter
  Example sentencesExamples
  Over the centuries the techniques of making all forms of metal ware: pewter, copper, brass and bronze, iron and steel, have varied.
  Byard arranged for many shipments of antique furniture, brass, and pewter to be sent to Shelburne for Webb to consider for purchase.
  Both the pewter and Sheffield Plate collections benefited from large bequests particularly that of Colonel Croft Lyons.
2. 1.2 A shade of bluish or silver gray.
  looking back at that pewter sky
  Example sentencesExamples
  Snow swirled around them in little eddies, and the sky was the flat dark grey of pewter.
  There was no bridge, but flat ferry-rafts winched their way across it on heavy cables, and icy, slate-gray water gurgled under a dull, pewter sky.
  Exterior finishes are available in polished brass, antique brass, brushed nickel, pewter, satin black and matte gold tones.
  It is sapphire against the pale silver wash of the sky and pewter against the amber of the towering hills that he adds in next.
  The redhead looked around, the slowly rising moon casting him all silver and pewter and bronze.

Origin

Middle English: from Old French peutre, of unknown origin.

单词	pewter
释义	Definition of pewter in English: pewter noun ˈpjuːtəˈpjudər mass noun 1A grey alloy of tin with copper and antimony (formerly, tin and lead) these lockets are made of gold, silver, or pewter as modifier pewter tankards Example sentencesExamples The reproduction industry did not focus attention on wrought iron as it did on pewter, brass and copper. Modern pewter is mostly tarnish-resistant alloys of about 90% tin with antimony or copper. The traditional alloy of pewter most widely used into the 17th Century consisted of tin and copper with small amounts of other elements. Originally, pewter was defined as an alloy of tin and lead, but to avoid toxicity and dullness of finish, lead is excluded from modern pewter. Their enterprise really began to grow after they switched from silver to pewter, an alloy of lead and tin. 1.1 Utensils made of pewter. the kitchen pewter Example sentencesExamples Byard arranged for many shipments of antique furniture, brass, and pewter to be sent to Shelburne for Webb to consider for purchase. Both the pewter and Sheffield Plate collections benefited from large bequests particularly that of Colonel Croft Lyons. Over the centuries the techniques of making all forms of metal ware: pewter, copper, brass and bronze, iron and steel, have varied. 1.2 A shade of bluish or silver grey. as modifier a pewter sky Example sentencesExamples Exterior finishes are available in polished brass, antique brass, brushed nickel, pewter, satin black and matte gold tones. There was no bridge, but flat ferry-rafts winched their way across it on heavy cables, and icy, slate-gray water gurgled under a dull, pewter sky. The redhead looked around, the slowly rising moon casting him all silver and pewter and bronze. Snow swirled around them in little eddies, and the sky was the flat dark grey of pewter. It is sapphire against the pale silver wash of the sky and pewter against the amber of the towering hills that he adds in next. Derivatives pewterer noun For economic and technical reasons, the alloys used by coppersmiths, brassfounders, braziers, blacksmiths and pewterers have varied over time, and a knowledge of the alloys can provide definitive answers. Example sentencesExamples Sending pewter to a trained engraver had been banned by the English pewterers ' guild as early as 1588 but continued to be allowed by continental guilds. Unlike more densely settled areas to the north, Virginia supported few pewterers, so the pewter plates and vessels most Virginians ate and drank from were shipped there from English ports. The First Church of Deerfield retains two large plates, or chargers, marked by the London pewterer Samuel Ellis I. The Museum owns an almost identical dish by the early 17 th-century Nuremberg pewterer, Caspar Enderlein, who replaced Briot's signature with his own. Origin Middle English: from Old French peutre, of unknown origin. Rhymes accoutre (US accouter), commuter, computer, disputer, looter, neuter, polluter, recruiter, refuter, rooter, saluter, scooter, shooter, souter, suitor, tooter, transmuter, tutor, uprooter Definition of pewter in US English: pewter nounˈpyo͞odərˈpjudər 1A gray alloy of tin with copper and antimony (formerly, tin and lead). Example sentencesExamples Modern pewter is mostly tarnish-resistant alloys of about 90% tin with antimony or copper. Originally, pewter was defined as an alloy of tin and lead, but to avoid toxicity and dullness of finish, lead is excluded from modern pewter. The reproduction industry did not focus attention on wrought iron as it did on pewter, brass and copper. The traditional alloy of pewter most widely used into the 17th Century consisted of tin and copper with small amounts of other elements. Their enterprise really began to grow after they switched from silver to pewter, an alloy of lead and tin. 1.1 Utensils made of pewter. the kitchen pewter Example sentencesExamples Over the centuries the techniques of making all forms of metal ware: pewter, copper, brass and bronze, iron and steel, have varied. Byard arranged for many shipments of antique furniture, brass, and pewter to be sent to Shelburne for Webb to consider for purchase. Both the pewter and Sheffield Plate collections benefited from large bequests particularly that of Colonel Croft Lyons. 1.2 A shade of bluish or silver gray. looking back at that pewter sky Example sentencesExamples Snow swirled around them in little eddies, and the sky was the flat dark grey of pewter. There was no bridge, but flat ferry-rafts winched their way across it on heavy cables, and icy, slate-gray water gurgled under a dull, pewter sky. Exterior finishes are available in polished brass, antique brass, brushed nickel, pewter, satin black and matte gold tones. It is sapphire against the pale silver wash of the sky and pewter against the amber of the towering hills that he adds in next. The redhead looked around, the slowly rising moon casting him all silver and pewter and bronze. Origin Middle English: from Old French peutre, of unknown origin.
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