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Definition of Pewters
1. pewter [n] - See also: pewter
Lexicographical Neighbors of Pewters
Literary usage of Pewters
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Swimming: With Lists of Books Published in English, German, French and Other by Ralph Thomas (1904)
"He replied that pewters died in 1863. A subsequent post brought another letter.
... Mr Steedman says, ' George pewters had that circular and raised no ..."
2. Swimming: With Lists of Books Published in English, German, French and Other by Ralph Thomas (1904)
"He replied that pewters died in 1863. A subsequent post brought another letter.
... Neither pewters nor T. Young swam the sidestroke as described in my ..."
3. Appletons' Cyclopædia of Applied Mechanics: A Dictionary of Mechanical by Appleton, firm, publishers, New York (1878)
"Tin imparts hardness, whiteness, and fusibility to many alloys, and is the basis
of different solders, pewters, Britannia metal, and other important alloys, ..."
4. Turning and Mechanical Manipulation: Intended as a Work of General Reference by Charles Holtzapffel (1846)
"Some pewters are now made nearly as common as the last proportion ; when cast
... Other pewters only contain ^ or f of lead ; these when cast are white, ..."
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