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pewter

adjective as in leaden

adjective as in leaden

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These range from the venerable, notably a pewter mini-samovar, to the merely obsolete, such as a videocassette of “Muppet Treasure Island.”

Some wanted their old quarterback Tom Brady to win, some wanted him to lose, and a few even sported Buccaneers hats or pewter-toned No.

Somehow the heir was pictured walking out of the Golden Bee pub holding a pewter ale mug.

Look at those long rows of pewter dishes and platters that grace the shelves.

But I don't believe he cared particularly whether his spoon was silver or pewter, by Jove!

I had gone to Williamsburg when turning sixteen, and soon learned to love and wear gold and silver buckles on a pewter income.

One's imagination ran riot when one pictured the people who must have laid those pewter plates on the long, narrow, solid table.

You veterans of the pewter know best how much ale to carry with you to bed.

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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.

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