pewter
noun
any of various alloys in which tin is the chief constituent, originally one of tin and lead.
pewters
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pluralof pewter.plural
The grammatical form denoting more than one person, place, thing, or idea.
Example Sentences
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One is reminded of Phil May's publican, who took the theft of his pewters philosophically, but was moved to strong protest when the thief brought them back in the form of bad half-crowns.
From Punch, or the London Charivari, Vol. 158, June 16, 1920 by Various
Mathieu could well remember that room with its profuse and amusing display of "antiquities," old brocades, old goldsmith's ware and old pottery, and its richly bound books, and its famous modern pewters.
From Fruitfulness by Ernest Alfred Vizetelly
Here he paused a moment listening, and then on a sudden struck the door a couple of blows, which made the pewters ring again.
From My Lady Rotha A Romance by Stanley J. Weyman
In an instant there is uproar: the merry applause of clinking pewters; the stamping of feet; the rattle of sticks.
From Bob, Son of Battle by Alfred Ollivant
In return, Tammas, whose forte lay in invective and alliteration, called him behind his back, "A wenomous one!" and "A wiralent wiper!" to the applause of tinkling pewters.
From Bob, Son of Battle by Alfred Ollivant
