[ 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.
In the Cotswolds, you can choose between dozens of 18th century tables; Regency bookcases; Gothic chests; country dressers; and decorative clocks, pots, and pewter.
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It contained a pewter infantryman's button the size of a nickel and a 10-pound fragment of a British cannon ball.
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).