PEWTER


Meaning of PEWTER in English

n.1 a grey alloy of tin with lead, copper, or antimony or various other metals.

2 utensils made of this.

3 sl. a tankard etc. as a prize.

Derivatives:

pewterer n.

Etymology: ME f. OF peutre, peualtre f. Rmc, of unkn. orig.

Oxford English vocab.      Оксфордский английский словарь.