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pewter

Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English 5++朗文当代英语 5++LDOCE 5++朗文 5++pew·ter /ˈpjuːtə $ -ər/ noun [uncountable]  HCMa grey metal made by mixing lead and tin 白〔铅和锡的合金〕 a pewter plate 白镴盘子
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pewterHe was clutching a pewter tankard with a glass bottom.a pewter mugOn the corrugated pewter there floated two boats.A champagne theme is suggested and repeated in the elaborate pewter railing that edges the second-floor balcony overlooking the bar.It was used as a cheap substitute for pewter and as a base for electroplate finishes.Place a sheet of copper or pewter, pressing quite hard, so that you indent it.Others had ornate pewter stoppers or were nestled in velvet-lined boxes.Oval pewter boxes have hand-engraved monograms, from £17.95, while prettily embroidered hankies are £5.75.Itinerant peddlers positioned themselves along the roadside to hawk their pewter, copper, and tin.
Origin pewter (1300-1400) Old French peutre
pew·ter nounChineseSyllable
and mixing lead Corpus a by made tin metal grey


pewter
pewter /ˈpjuːtə $ -ər/ noun [uncountable]
 Date: 1300-1400
 Language: Old French
 Origin: peutre
a grey metal made by mixing lead and tin:
    a pewter plate


pew·terBrE /ˈpjuːtə(r)/ 🔊NAmE /ˈpjuːtər/ 🔊 noun [uncountable] a grey metal made by mixing tin with lead2 (1) , used especially in the past for making cups, dishes, etc.; objects made from pewter 白镴;锡镴;白镴制品