latten

American  

[lat-n] / ˈlæt n /

noun

1. a brasslike alloy commonly made in thin sheets and formerly much used for church utensils.

2. tin plate.

3. any metal in thin sheets.

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latten British  

/ ˈlætən /

noun

1. metal or alloy, esp brass, made in thin sheets

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Etymology

Origin of latten

1300–50; Middle English lato ( u ) n < Middle French laton copper-zinc alloy ≪ Arabic lātūn < Turkic; compare Turkish altιn gold

Example Sentences

There are spoons of every kind made in all metals, some of the earlier examples being of brass and latten.

From Chats on Household Curios by Burgess, Fred. W. (Frederick William)

Thenceforth, maces were to be of iron, brass or tin, or staves tipped with latten, and not to bear representations of the royal arms, but the arms or signs of the city using them.

From London and the Kingdom - Volume I by Sharpe, Reginald R. (Reginald Robinson)

Basins of various sorts, but chiefly of latten.

From A General History and Collection of Voyages and Travels — Volume 07 by Kerr, Robert

She wore hairy calf-skin shoes on her feet, with long and strong-looking thongs to them, and great knobs of latten at the ends.

From Eirik the Red's Saga by Sephton, John

The Founders extended their jurisdiction over the manufacture of candlesticks, buckles, spurs, stirrups, straps, lavers, pots, ewers and basins made of brass, latten, or pewter, and have an interesting history.

From Memorials of Old London Volume I by Ditchfield, P. H. (Peter Hampson)