n. any of various alloys in which tin is the chief constituent originally one of tin and lead
The platter from my grandmother was made of pewter.
The platter from my grandmother was made of pewter.
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What was significant about the discovery of pewter plates in the shipwreck?
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alloy; tin and lead; utensil made of alloy
not metal
2 syllables
pew-ter
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