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    pewter
    [ noun ]
    any of various alloys of tin with small amounts of other metals (especially lead)
    <noun.substance>


    Pewter \Pew"ter\, n. [OE. pewtyr, OF. peutre, peautre, piautre:
    cf. D. peauter, piauter, It. peltro, Sp. & Pg. peltre, LL.
    peutreum, pestrum. Cf. {Spelter}.]
    1. A hard, tough, but easily fusible, alloy, originally
    consisting of tin with a little lead, but afterwards
    modified by the addition of copper, antimony, or bismuth.

    2. Utensils or vessels made of pewter, as dishes, porringers,
    drinking vessels, tankards, pots.

    Note: Pewter was formerly much used for domestic utensils.
    Inferior sorts contain a large proportion of lead.

    1. In the Cotswolds, you can choose between dozens of 18th century tables; Regency bookcases; Gothic chests; country dressers; and decorative clocks, pots, and pewter.
    2. Wear a silly hat and bring a pewter tankard. Edinburgh TDK Round Midnight 31 Aug - 4 Sept (031) 557 4446 Between them, Glasgow and Edinburgh host an indecent amount of top class jazz.
    3. It contained a pewter infantryman's button the size of a nickel and a 10-pound fragment of a British cannon ball.
    4. These earrings are gold-plated on pewter, with ruby-coloured and fuchsia stones, and come with a two-year guarantee (something that few costume jewellers offer).
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