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Definition of Pewter
1. Noun. Any of various alloys of tin with small amounts of other metals (especially lead).
Definition of Pewter
1. n. A hard, tough, but easily fusible, alloy, originally consisting of tin with a little lead, but afterwards modified by the addition of copper, antimony, or bismuth.
Definition of Pewter
1. Noun. An alloy of approximately 93–98% tin, 1–2% copper, and the balance of antimony. ¹
2. Noun. (historical) An alloy of tin and lead. ¹
3. Noun. items made of pewter. ¹
4. Noun. A dark, dull grey colour, like that of the metal. ¹
5. Adjective. Of a dark, dull grey colour, like that of the metal. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Pewter
1. a tin alloy [n -S]
Lexicographical Neighbors of Pewter
Literary usage of Pewter
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. The Encyclopedia Americana: A Library of Universal Knowledge (1919)
"pewter, a generic term for a variety of alloys, of which tin forms the ...
The ordinary pewter is tin alloyed with lead, in the proportion of four parts to ..."
2. Social New York Under the Georges, 1714-1776: Houses, Streets, and Country by Esther Singleton (1902)
"Early in our period, people could buy pewter articles from James ... William Bradford,
in Hanover Square, made and sold " all kinds of pewter dishes, ..."
3. Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine (1823)
"with But on my table shall never shine ; That malt mutt be drunk from aI hate
all silly and vain expense, Being a man of plain common tense, pewter Quart. ..."
4. The Craftsman by Gustav Stickley (1905)
"Many of the colonists used pewter salt-cellars, spoons, plates, platters, and
porringers. The popularity of pewter in those days, is further evidenced by ..."
5. The Justice of the Peace, and Parish Officer by Richard Burn (1820)
"30. respecting receivers of stolen pewter* &c. Vol. I. p. ... And of all such
unlawful pewter or brass as they shall find, half shall be to the king and ..."
6. A Dictionary of Science, Literature, & Art: Comprising the Definitions and by George William Cox (1866)
"An alloy of tin with load and antimony frequently bears this name ; but the best
pewter was formerly made of 12 parts of tin with 1 of antimony, ..."
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