latten
Americannoun
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a brasslike alloy commonly made in thin sheets and formerly much used for church utensils.
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tin plate.
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any metal in thin sheets.
noun
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
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Laton, latton, latten, a utensil made of thin brass, or mixed metal.
From The Closet of Sir Kenelm Digby Knight Opened by MacDonell, Anne
Latin was a play upon the word "latten," which was the name of a metal resembling brass.
From Shakespeare and the Modern Stage with Other Essays by Lee, Sidney, Sir
Sir John and master mine, I combat challenge of this latten bilbo.
From The Merry Wives of Windsor The Works of William Shakespeare [Cambridge Edition] [9 vols.] by Glover, John, librarian of Trinity College, Cambridge
The dagger-handles and sheaths of the better sort are ornamented with silver, and those of the ordinary people with copper or red latten.
From A General History and Collection of Voyages and Travels — Volume 08 by Kerr, Robert
Most of these reading-desks belong to the fifteenth and seventeenth centuries, and are made of wood, latten, iron, or stone, as well as of brass.
From English Villages by Ditchfield, P. H. (Peter Hampson)
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