'Pewter' definitions:
Definition of 'pewter'
From: WordNet
noun
Any of various alloys of tin with small amounts of other metals (especially lead)
Definition of 'Pewter'
From: GCIDE
- Pewter \Pew"ter\ (p[=u]"t[~e]r), n. [OE. pewtyr, OF. peutre, peautre, piautre: cf. D. peauter, piauter, It. peltro, Sp. & Pg. peltre, LL. peutreum, pestrum. Cf. Spelter.]
- 1. 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. [1913 Webster]
- 2. Utensils or vessels made of pewter, as dishes, porringers, drinking vessels, tankards, pots. [1913 Webster]
- Note: Pewter was formerly much used for domestic utensils. Inferior sorts contain a large proportion of lead. [1913 Webster]
Synonyms of 'pewter'
From: Moby Thesaurus
- aureate,
- brass,
- brassy,
- brazen,
- bronze,
- bronzy,
- copper,
- coppery,
- cupreous,
- cuprous,
- ferrous,
- ferruginous,
- gilt,
- gold,
- gold-filled,
- gold-plated,
- golden,
- iron,
- ironlike,
- lead,
- leaden,
- mercurial,
- mercurous,
- nickel,
- nickelic,
- nickeline,
- pewtery,
- quicksilver,
- silver,
- silver-plated,
- silvery,
- steel,
- steely,
- tin,
- tinny