pewters

Noun

pewter (countable and uncountable, plural pewters)

1. 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)
2. (historical) An alloy of tin and lead.
3. Items made of pewter; pewterware.
4. 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
5. A dark, dull grey colour, like that of the metal.
6. (dated, slang) Prize money.

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