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.
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. 2012