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pew·ter
/ˈpjutɚ/
白蠟;白蠟制器;金錢
From:
Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)
Pew·ter
n.
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
.
2.
Utensils
or
vessels
made
of
pewter
,
as
dishes
,
porringers
,
drinking
vessels
,
tankards
,
pots
.
Note:
☞
Pewter
was
formerly
much
used
for
domestic
utensils
.
Inferior
sorts
contain
a
large
proportion
of
lead
.
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From:
WordNet (r) 2.0
pewter
n
:
any
of
various
alloys
of
tin
with
small
amounts
of
other
metals
(
especially
lead
)
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