pew·ter /ˈpjutɚ/
白蠟;白蠟制器;金錢
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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pewter
n : any of various alloys of tin with small amounts of other
metals (especially lead)