pewter

English

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Etymology

From Old French peautre, from Vulgar Latin *peltrum (“pewter”), which is of uncertain origin.

Alternative forms

• pewtre

Noun

pewter (countable and uncountable; plural pewters)

1. An alloy of approximately 93–98% tin, 1–2% copper, and the balance of antimony.
2. (historical) An alloy of tin and lead.
3. items made of pewter.
4. A dark, dull grey colour, like that of the metal.

   pewter colour:

Translations

alloy of tin, copper and antimony

• Chinese:

  Mandarin: 白鑞 (cmn), 白镴 (cmn) (báilà)

• Danish: tin (da)
• Finnish: astiatina (fi), tina (fi)
• French: métal blanc (fr) m
• German: Hartzinn (de) n
• Irish: péatar (ga) m
• Italian: peltro (it)

• Japanese: しろめ (ja) (shirome), ピューター (ja) (pyūtā)
• Macedonian: калај (mk) (kálaj) m
• Malay: piuter (ms)
• Russian: пьютер (ru) (pʹjútɛr) m
• Spanish: peltre (es) m
• Swahili: pyuta (sw)
• Swedish: hårdtenn (sv) n, tenn (sv) n

alloy of tin and lead

• Chinese:

  Mandarin: 錫鑞 (cmn), 锡镴 (cmn) (xīlà)

• Finnish: tina (fi), tinaseos (fi)

• French: potin gris (fr) m
• Russian: сплав олова со свинцом (ru) (splav ólova so svincóm) m

items made of pewter

• Danish: tintøj (da)
• Finnish: tinaesine (fi)

• Japanese: しろめ製品 (しろめせいひん, shiromeseihin)

colour

• Finnish: tinanharmaa (fi)

• Swahili: rangi ya pyuta (sw)

Adjective

pewter

1. Of a dark, dull grey colour, like that of the metal.

Translations

colour

• Finnish: tinanharmaa (fi)
• Slovak: cín (sk) m

• Swahili: -a pyuta (sw)

Derived terms

• pewterer
• pewterware

See also

• touchmark
• trifle
• Appendix:Colors