how to pronounce pewter

/ˈpjuː.təɹ/

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pewter is pronounced in two syllables

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An example use of pewter in a speech by a native speaker of british english:

“… bone and pewter douching kits and …”

meanings of pewter

noun:

A dark, dull grey colour, like that of the metal.
An alloy of tin and lead.
Items made of pewter; pewterware.
A beer tankard made from pewter.
Prize money.
An alloy of approximately 93-98% tin, 1-2% copper, and the balance of antimony.

adjective:

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

verb:

To coat with pewter.

pewter frequency in english - C2+ level of CEFR

the word pewter occurs in english on average 1.5 times per one million words; this frequency warrants it to be in the study list for C2+ level of language mastery according to CEFR, the Common European Framework of Reference.

topics pewter can be related to

it is hard to perfectly classify words into specific topics since each word can have many context of its use, but our machine-learning models believe that pewter can be often used in the following areas:

1) life, nature, and living environment;