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# pewter

noun (no plural)

«pewter» in the English dictionary: everyday — its meanings, how the lessons use it, and examples, each with its tree on Mova.

## Everyday

A soft grey metal, a mix of tin with lead or other metals, used for plates, cups and toy soldiers. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/pewter/#m1)

### In the lessons

in stories a toy soldier is made of pewter and so cannot bend

### Examples

- The pewter soldier stood on the shelf. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/pewter/#x1)
- The cup was made of pewter. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/pewter/#x2)
- The old plate was dull grey pewter. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/pewter/#x3)

### Note

nothing for maths; counting pewter soldiers is only counting.

## On Mova

- [Trees and pragmatics of «pewter» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/pewter/): every meaning and example parsed by Mova, with its dependency tree and frames.
- [«pewter» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/pewter.html) on Mova free.