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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The proper use of these latten dishes was, as I believe, to serve as a laver, carried round at the close of the banquet in old times, as now at civic festivities.
From Notes and Queries, Number 08, December 22, 1849 by Various
The cartridges, contained in latten buckets, were placed in a barrel by the gun and covered over with a skin of leather.
From On the Spanish Main Or, Some English forays on the Isthmus of Darien. by Masefield, John
Never ane o' them was ower black to be latten gang close up til him; and some o' sic women un'erstede things he said 'at mony a respectable wuman cudna get a glimp o'!
From Salted with Fire by MacDonald, George
Great vessels of copper, fine latten and brass: Both pots, pans and kettles, such as never was.
From Old Cookery Books and Ancient Cuisine by Hazlitt, William Carew
A Cawmill latten in, and my gran'father hauden oot!
From Malcolm by MacDonald, George
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