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A grayish alloy of tin with lead, brass, or copper.

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Usage examples (34)
  • When every blessed thing you hold Is made of silver, or of gold, You long for simple pewter.
  • Dunn spent his first five seasons in pewter before a six-year stint with the Atlanta Falcons.
  • That has to be very cool to see your literary creations made corporeal in pewter (and then hand painted!).
  • Reaper does everything on site, from sculpting the minis, to casting them in pewter, to sorting, packaging, and shipping out internet orders.
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