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
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A few weeks afterwards, a farm at Greenwich was bought for her for £66; and her writing-desk had to be adorned with latten and gold at a great cost.
From The Wives of Henry the Eighth and the Parts They Played in History by Martin Andrew Sharp Hume
The gauntlets are of latten, and still retain the inner leather gloves.
From Curious Church Customs and Cognate Subjects by William Andrews
Laton, latton, latten, a utensil made of thin brass, or mixed metal.
From The Closet of Sir Kenelm Digby Knight Opened by Anne MacDonell
Latimer, Latner sometimes means a worker in latten, a mixed metal of which the etymological origin is unknown.
From The Romance of Names by Ernest Weekley
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 Robert Kerr
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