Pewter vs Peter - What's the difference?
pewter | peter |
An alloy of approximately 93–98% tin, 1–2% copper, and the balance of antimony.
(historical) An alloy of tin and lead.
items made of pewter.
A dark, dull grey colour, like that of the metal.
Of a dark, dull grey colour, like that of the metal.
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* 1911 , Wordsworth Editions Ltd, 1993, Chapter I
* 1933 , Over the Garden Wall ,Faber and Faber 1933, page 90 ("Boys' Names")
The leading Apostle in the New Testament.
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(biblical) The epistles of Peter in the New Testament of the Bible, attributed to St. Peter.
As nouns the difference between pewter and peter
is that pewter is an alloy of approximately 93–98% tin, 1–2% copper, and the balance of antimony while peter is (hypocoristic slang) The penis.As an adjective pewter
is of a dark, dull grey colour, like that of the metal.As a proper noun Peter is
a given name derived from Ancient Greek.As a verb peter is
to dwindle; to trail off; to diminish to nothing.pewter
English
(wikipedia pewter)Alternative forms
* pewtreNoun
Adjective
(head)Derived terms
* pewterer * pewterwareSee also
* touchmark * trifle *peter
English
Proper noun
(en proper noun) (Epistle of Peter)- She knew of no Peter , and yet he was here and there in John and Michael's minds, while Wendy's began to be scrawled all over with him. The name stood out in bolder letters than any of the other words, and as Mrs Darling gazed she felt that it had an oddly cocky appearance.
- What splendid names for boys there are! / There's Carol like a rolling car, / And Martin like a flying bird, / And Adam like the Lord's First Word, / And Raymond like the Harvest Moon, / And Peter like a piper's tune,
- And I say unto thee, That thou art Peter , and upon this rock I will build my church;