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Pewter

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Noun

1. pewter

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

WordNet Lexical Database for English. Princeton University. 2010.

Pewter

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noun
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
a pewter tankard
2. 
a. 
a bluish-grey colour
b. 
(as adjective)
pewter tights
3. 
plate or kitchen utensils made from pewter

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Pewter

see synonyms of pewter
noun
1. 
any of various alloys containing mostly tin with varying percentages of antimony, copper, lead, etc.
2. 
articles made of pewter
adjective
3. 
made of pewter

Webster’s New World College Dictionary, 4th Edition. Copyright © 2010 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt. All rights reserved.

Pewter

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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.

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