Pewter

(noun.) any of various alloys of tin with small amounts of other metals (especially lead).

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• These photographs, which may be considered the first durable ones that had been obtained, were, with one exception, taken on plates made of pewter. 弗雷德里克·科利尔·贝克维尔. 伟大的事实.
• It replaced in many households pewter ware which, until the introduction of Sheffield plate, was the best substitute for sterling silver. 佚名. 神奇的知识之书.
• Having given in a hearty shake, he retired, growling, under a form; just escaping the pewter measure which Mr. Sikes levelled at his head. 查尔斯·狄更斯. 雾都孤儿.
• Another of the boys had a voice that sounded like something between the ring of an old tomato can and a pewter jug. 弗兰克·刘易斯·戴尔. 爱迪生的生平和发明.
• Jeames will tell Chawles his notions about you over their pipes and pewter beer-pots. 威廉·梅克比斯·萨克雷. 名利场.
• The bread she puts on in an iron basket, and the butter (and not much of it) in a small pewter plate. 查尔斯·狄更斯. 荒凉山庄.
• A clean cloth was spread before him, with knife, fork, and spoon, salt-cellar, pepper-box, glass, and pewter ale-pot. 查尔斯·狄更斯. 小杜丽.

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