latten

American  

[lat-n] / ˈlæt n /

noun

1. a brasslike alloy commonly made in thin sheets and formerly much used for church utensils.

2. tin plate.

3. any metal in thin sheets.

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latten British  

/ ˈlætən /

noun

1. metal or alloy, esp brass, made in thin sheets

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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

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

Our brass or latten then is made to ascend by the degrees of fire, but of its own accord freely and without violence.

From Hidden Symbolism of Alchemy and the Occult Arts by Jelliffe, Smith Ely

Herodotus writeth that thethiopians named Macrobij, do more estieme latten then thei do golde whiche thei put to nothyng that thei compt of any price.

From The Principal Navigations, Voyages, Traffiques and Discoveries of the English Nation — Volume 06 Madiera, the Canaries, Ancient Asia, Africa, etc. by Hakluyt, Richard

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

Laton, latton, latten, a utensil made of thin brass, or mixed metal.

From The Closet of Sir Kenelm Digby Knight Opened by MacDonell, Anne