English-Thai Dictionary

pewter

N โลหะผสม ที่ มี ดีบุก เป็นหลัก  alloy bronze lo-ha-pa-som-ti-me-de-buk-pen-lak

 

pewterer

N ช่าง ทำ ภาชนะ ที่ ทำ ด้วย  Pewter

 

Webster's 1828 Dictionary

PEWTER

n. 1. A composition or factitious metal, consisting of tin and lead, or tin, lead and brass, in the proportions of a hundred pounds of tin to fifteen of lead, and six of brass. This was formerly in extensive use in domestic utensils or vessels; but being a soft composition and easily melted, is now less used.
2. Vessels or utensils made of pewter; as plates, dishes, porringers and the like.

 

PEWTERER

n.One whose occupation is to make vessels and utensils of pewter.

 

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

PEWTER

Pew "ter, n. Etym: [OE. pewtyr, OF. peutre, peautre, piautre: cf. D.peauter, piauter, It. peltro, Sp. & Pg. peltre, LL. peutreum, pestrum. Cf. Spelter. ]

 

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.

 

PEWTERER

PEWTERER Pew "ter *er, n.

 

Defn: One whose occupation is to make utensils of pewter; a pewtersmith. Shak.

 

PEWTERY

PEWTERY Pew "ter *y, a.

 

Defn: Belonging to, or resembling, pewter; as, a pewtery taste.

 

New American Oxford Dictionary

pewter

pew ter |ˈpyo͞otər ˈpjudər | ▶noun a gray alloy of tin with copper and antimony (formerly, tin and lead ). • utensils made of this: the kitchen pewter. • a shade of bluish or silver gray: looking back at that pewter sky. DERIVATIVES pew ter er noun ORIGIN Middle English: from Old French peutre, of unknown origin.

 

Oxford Dictionary

pewter

pew ¦ter |ˈpjuːtə | ▶noun [ mass noun ] a grey alloy of tin with copper and antimony (formerly, tin and lead ). • utensils made of pewter: the kitchen pewter. • a shade of bluish or silver grey: [ as modifier ] : a pewter sky. DERIVATIVES pewterer noun ORIGIN Middle English: from Old French peutre, of unknown origin.

 

Duden Dictionary

Pewter

Pew ter Substantiv, maskulin , der |ˈpjuːtɐ |der Pewter; Genitiv: des Pewters vulgärlateinisch -französisch -englisch Zinn-Antimon-Kupfer-Legierung für Tafelgeräte, Notendruckplatten

 

Sanseido Wisdom Dictionary

pewter

pew ter /pjúːtə r /名詞 U 1 しろめ, 白ろう 〘すず アンチモン 銅などの合金; 食器 台所用品に用いられた 〙.2 〖集合的に 〗しろめ製品 (pewter ware ).