English Explanatory Dictionary

pewter

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. An alloy of approximately 93–98% tin and 1–2% copper, and the balance of antimony.
  2. An alloy of tin and lead.
  3. Items made of pewter; pewterware.
  4. A beer tankard made from pewter.
  5. A dark, dull grey colour, like that of the metal.
  6. Prize money.
adj
  1. Of a dark, dull grey colour, like that of the metal.
verb
  1. To coat with pewter.

Pronunciation

/ˈpjuːtə/ /ˈpjutɚ/ [ˈpjuɾɚ] En-au-pewter.ogg LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-pewter.wav

Word forms

pewter pewters pewtre pewtering pewtered

Etymology

From Middle English peutre, from Old French peautre, from Vulgar Latin *peltrum (“pewter”), which is of uncertain origin. Possibly related to spelter.

Related words

touchmark trifle

Derived words

Mexican pewter pewterwort pewtery pewterer pewterware

Translations

Bulgarian: пютър Catalan: peltre Chinese Mandarin: 白鑞 /白镴 Danish: tin Dutch: hardtin Dutch: peauter Finnish: astiatina Finnish: kovatina Finnish: tina French: métal blanc French: potin Old French: peautre Galician: peltre German: Hartzinn Hungarian: ónötvözet Irish: péatar Italian: peltro Japanese: しろめ Japanese: ピューター Japanese: 白目 Macedonian: калај Malay: piuter Māori: piuta Polish: pewter Polish: cynołów Portuguese: peltre Romanian: aliaj alb Russian: пью́тер Spanish: peltre Swahili: pyuta Swedish: hårdtenn Swedish: tenn Welsh: piwter Yiddish: ענגלישע צין
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