1
: any of various alloys having tin as chief component
especially
: a dull alloy with lead formerly used for domestic utensils
2
: utensils of pewter
3
: a bluish gray
pewter
adjective
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Brown is healthy this week and could be the Eagles' key to getting past their pewter and red Boogeymen.
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Jacob Camenker, USA Today, 28 Sep. 2025
For the traditionalist, a pewter pedestal can give any old bar a regal air, while a marble option leans more eclectic.
—Kate McGregor, Architectural Digest, 24 Sep. 2025
Elaborate steins with pewter lids are not used.
—Don Tse, Forbes.com, 18 Sep. 2025
There are currently three colors on sale for $59, including green, black, and off-white, and one color (pewter) on sale for $51.
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Jacob Camenker, USA Today, 28 Sep. 2025
For the traditionalist, a pewter pedestal can give any old bar a regal air, while a marble option leans more eclectic.
—Kate McGregor, Architectural Digest, 24 Sep. 2025
Elaborate steins with pewter lids are not used.
—Don Tse, Forbes.com, 18 Sep. 2025
There are currently three colors on sale for $59, including green, black, and off-white, and one color (pewter) on sale for $51.
—Anna Popp, Travel + Leisure, 8 July 2025
See All Example Sentences for pewter
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“Pewter.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/pewter. Accessed 4 Nov. 2025.
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pewter
noun
pew·ter
ˈpyüt-ər 
1
: any of various metallic substances made mostly of tin
especially
: a dull metallic substance containing lead formerly used for utensils
2
: utensils made of pewter
pewter
adjective
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