pewter
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The silver, pewter and brass items were taken from the 16th Century manor house at Baddesley Clinton in Warwickshire, on 30 July.
From BBC ● Aug. 10, 2026
The person who catches the biggest fish goes home with an engraved pewter cup.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Mar. 23, 2026
There was a claw-foot tub with pewter fixtures, a charmingly messy bookshelf window-seat, a kitchen painted a cool green.
From New York Times ● Feb. 4, 2024
Instead of pewter, Charrière employs polished stainless steel panels, the largest more than seven feet tall.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 20, 2023
“Fishy,” he said, handing her the small pearly blue-and-green fish; “raven,” the pewter bird; “bear,” a tiny brown teddy bear.
From "Orphan Train" by Christina Baker Kline
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Well, I'm sick with envy of the fellow," said Starr, "and I for one daren't trust myself any longer, especially on an empty stomach, among his pewters and blue beasts and brasses.
From The Chauffeur and the Chaperon by Karl Anderson
Then one of the customers made her laugh, and she let seven pewters fall, and they be battered outrageous.
From The Broom-Squire by S. (Sabine) Baring-Gould
There was a momentary silence, as both men drained their pewters, and a moment after they left the Blue Boar.
From Bindle Some Chapters in the Life of Joseph Bindle by Herbert George Jenkins
Pipe-racks of oak were screwed into the wainscoting under long shelves, well stored with pewters, glass tankards, punch-bowls, and tobacco-jars.
From Cardigan by Robert W. (Robert William) Chambers
One of the houses bore a bush, and I saw two men peering at us through the open window, pewters in hand.
From The Maid-At-Arms by Robert W. (Robert William) Chambers
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