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P0229200 (pyo͞o′tər)n.1. Any of numerous silver-gray alloys of tin with various amounts of antimony, copper, and sometimes lead, used widely for fine kitchen utensils and tableware.2. Pewter articles considered as a group.

[Middle English pewtre, from Old French peutre, from Vulgar Latin *piltrum; perhaps akin to spelter.]

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(ˈpjuːtə) n1. (Metallurgy) 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 antimonyb. (as modifier): pewter ware; a pewter tankard. 2. (Colours) a. a bluish-grey colourb. (as adjective): pewter tights. 3. (Cookery) plate or kitchen utensils made from pewter[C14: from Old French peaultre, of obscure origin; related to Old Provençal peltre pewter] ˈpewterer n

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n. 1. any of various alloys in which tin is the chief constituent, orig. one of tin and lead. 2. utensils and vessels made of pewter. adj. 3. consisting or made of pewter. [1325–75; Middle English pewtre < Middle French peutre < Vulgar Latin *piltrum; perhaps akin to spelter]

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Noun

pewter - any of various alloys of tin with small amounts of other metals (especially lead)alloy, metal - a mixture containing two or more metallic elements or metallic and nonmetallic elements usually fused together or dissolving into each other when molten; "brass is an alloy of zinc and copper"

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pewter

(ˈpjuːtə) noun, adjective (of) a metal made by mixing tin and lead. That mug is (made of) pewter; a pewter mug. 白蜡（锡铅合金）

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any of a number of ductile, silver-white alloys consisting principally of tin. The properties vary with the percentage of tin and the nature of the added materials. Lead, when added, imparts a bluish tinge and increased malleability and tends to escape from the alloy in poisonous quantities if the percentage used is too large; antimony adds whiteness and hardness. Other metals including copper, bismuth, and zinc can also be added. Pewter is shaped by casting, hammering, or lathe spinning on a mold and is usually simply ornamented with rims, moldings, or engraving, although some Continental display ware, especially of the Renaissance period in France and Germany, shows intricate ornamentation. Pewter was early used in East Asia, and Roman pieces are extant. England was a pewter center from the Middle Ages; pewter was the chief tableware until it was superseded by china. America imported much English pewter in colonial times and from c.1700 made large quantities. The craft had virtually disappeared by 1850 but was revived in the 20th cent. in reproductions and in pieces of modern design. The collection and study of pewter are increasingly popular, although relatively little old pewter has been preserved because of its small intrinsic value and of the ease with which it may be melted and reused. Pieces made of britannia metalbritannia metal,
silvery-white alloy of tin with antimony, copper, and sometimes bismuth and zinc. It is very similar in appearance to pewter, but is harder. It is used widely for the manufacture of tableware.
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Bibliography

See L. L. Laughlin, Pewter in America (1969); and H. J. Kauffman, The American Pewterer (1970); C. F. Montgomery, A History of American Pewter (1973).

pewter

[′pyüd·ər] (metallurgy) An alloy that typically contained tin as the principal component and some antimony and copper; older produced pewter typically contains lead along with the other components.

pewter

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 2. a. a bluish-grey colour b. (as adjective): pewter tights

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noun any of various alloys of tin with small amounts of other metals (especially lead)

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