Latten /(?)/
Lat·ten
Latten
n.
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A kind of brass hammered into thin sheets, formerly much used for making church utensils, as candlesticks, crosses, etc.; -- called also latten brass.
He had a cross of latoun full of stones.
- Sheet tin; iron plate, covered with tin; also, any metal in thin sheets; as, gold latten.
Phrases & Compounds
- Black latten
- brass in milled sheets, composed of copper and zinc, used by braziers, and for drawing into wire.
- Roll latten
- latten polished on both sides ready for use.
- Shaven latten
- a thinner kind than black latten.
- White latten
- a mixture of brass and tin.