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pewter

/pyoo-ter/US // ˈpyu tər //UK // (ˈpjuːtə) //

白镴,白铜,锡镴,锡器

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Definitions

n.名词 noun
  1. 1
    • : any of various alloys in which tin is the chief constituent, originally one of tin and lead.
    • : a container or utensil made of such an alloy.
    • : such utensils collectively: a revival of interest in pewter.
    • : British Slang. a cup awarded as a prize or trophy, as in a sporting event.prize money.
adj.形容词 adjective
  1. 1
    • : consisting or made of pewter: a pewter mug.

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Examples

  • These range from the venerable, notably a pewter mini-samovar, to the merely obsolete, such as a videocassette of “Muppet Treasure Island.”

  • Some wanted their old quarterback Tom Brady to win, some wanted him to lose, and a few even sported Buccaneers hats or pewter-toned No.

  • Somehow the heir was pictured walking out of the Golden Bee pub holding a pewter ale mug.

  • Look at those long rows of pewter dishes and platters that grace the shelves.

  • But I don't believe he cared particularly whether his spoon was silver or pewter, by Jove!

  • I had gone to Williamsburg when turning sixteen, and soon learned to love and wear gold and silver buckles on a pewter income.

  • One's imagination ran riot when one pictured the people who must have laid those pewter plates on the long, narrow, solid table.

  • You veterans of the pewter know best how much ale to carry with you to bed.