pewter
/ˈpjuːtə/US/ˈpjutɚ/
pewter noun: an alloy of approximately 93–98% tin and 1–2% copper, and the balance of antimony.
Noun
pewter (countable and uncountable, plural pewters)
- An alloy of approximately 93–98% tin and 1–2% copper, and the balance of antimony.
- the pewter plates on the dresser
Caught and reflected the flame1847 November 1, Henry Wadsworth Longfellow, Evangeline, a Tale of Acadie, Boston, Mass.: William D. Ticknor & Company, →OCLC, (please specify either |part=I or II)
- the pewter plates on the dresser
- An alloy of tin and lead.
- Items made of pewter; pewterware.
- A beer tankard made from pewter.
- The room was arranged by low wooden partitions into bays, where eight or ten men could sit together and rest their pewters and glasses on the narrow tables between.1876, Edward Jenkins, The Devil's Chain, page 86
- When ranged up, these were discovered to be the tumbler, the pannikin, and the cracked cup aforesaid, a pickle jar, a jam pot, and a battered pewter marked "Britannia Hotel," a diversity of receptacles that called for the highest mathematical skill in measuring out an exact quantity to each guest.1913, Norman Lindsay, A Curate in Bohemia, Sydney: N.S.W. Bookstall Co., published 1932, page 26
- A dark, dull grey colour, like that of the metal.
- Prize money.
Adjective
pewter (not comparable)
- Of a dark, dull grey colour, like that of the metal.
Verb
pewter (third-person singular simple present pewters, present participle pewtering, simple past and past participle pewtered)
- To coat with pewter.
pewter meaning in Tamil, Urdu, Telugu and Malayalam
pewter in Tamil
- பியூற்றர், பியூட்டர் கலவை, வெள்ளீயம், காரீயம், ஆண்டிமனி
pewter in Urdu
- رانگ
pewter in Telugu
- pewter
- సత్తు sattu
pewter in Malayalam
- വെള്ളോട്, ഒരു ലോഹമിശ്രിതം
More languagesFewer languages
- pewter in Gujarati
- કથીર kathīr
- pewter in Malay
- piuter
Forms of pewter
| Noun | |
|---|---|
| plural | pewters |
| alternative form (obsolete) | pewtre |
| Verb | |
| third-person singular present | pewters |
| present participle | pewtering |
| past participle | pewtered |
| past | pewtered |
Origin of pewter
From Middle English peutre, from Old French peautre, from Vulgar Latin *peltrum (“pewter”), which is of uncertain origin. Possibly related to spelter.
Words formed from pewter
Words that rhyme with pewter
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Questions about pewter
- What does pewter mean?
- Pewter means an alloy of approximately 93–98% tin and 1–2% copper, and the balance of antimony.
- What is pewter in Tamil?
- Pewter in Tamil is பியூற்றர், பியூட்டர் கலவை, வெள்ளீயம். See Pewter meaning in Tamil.
- What part of speech is pewter?
- Pewter can be a noun, an adjective or a verb.
- How do you pronounce pewter?
- Pewter is pronounced /ˈpjuːtə/ (UK).
- What is the plural of pewter?
- The plural of pewter is pewters.
Words near pewter in the dictionary
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Adapted from Wiktionary: pewter (page history and authors); pewter (Tamil Wiktionary) (page history and authors); pewter (Urdu Wiktionary) (page history and authors); సత్తు (Telugu) (page history and authors); pewter (Malayalam Wiktionary) (page history and authors); કથીર (Gujarati) (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.
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