latten

lat·ten  (ltn)

n.

1. Brass or an alloy resembling brass, hammered thin and formerly used in the manufacture of church vessels.

2. A thin sheet of metal, especially of tin.

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[Middle English laton, from Old French, from Arabic ltn, probably from Old Turkic altun, gold; akin to Mongolian altan.]

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latten [ˈlæt^ən]

n

(Engineering / Metallurgy) metal or alloy, esp brass, made in thin sheets

[from Old French laton, of unknown origin]

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Noun

1.

latten - brass (or a yellow alloy resembling brass) that was hammered into thin sheets; formerly used for church utensils brass - an alloy of copper and zinc