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peautre1 (c.1292)

The form peautur is a cross reference to the following entry:

peautre1 (c.1292)

peauter,  peautur,  peawtre;  petre,  peuter,  peutre;  pewdre,  pewter,  putre  
  FEW:  *piltrum 8,504b Gdf:  peautre 3 6,54c GdfC: TL: peautre 1 7,522 DEAF:  peautre 1  DMF:  peautre 2  TLF: OED:  pewter n. and a.  MED:  peutre n.  DMLBS:  peltrum 2172b / peutrum 2259c

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metalpewter, malleable alloy of tin and other metals (usually lead)
( c.1292; MS: c.1300 )  mauveise chose vendent pur bone, sicum peutre pur argent  BRITT i 60.6
( MS: s.xiv1 )  un esquele de argent ou de peautre  Receptaria 71.605
( 1396; MS: s.xv1 )  Auxi que vous achatez poz de peautur et d'argent, cuillers d'argent, goblés [...]  Man lang ANTS 5.16
( 1415 )  Et si nulle oeveraigne des ceinturers soit garni de plum, peautre, ou d'estein, ou d'autre faux chose [...]  Rot Parl1 iv 73
( 1416 )  paié pur un standysche de pewter et pur countours [...]  Grocers 115

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See also:

peautrer  peautrercraft  peutrevessel 
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