01 n. A kind of brass hammered into thin sheets, formerly much used for making church utensils, as candlesticks, crosses, etc.; -- called also la…
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1.
A kind of brass hammered into thin sheets, formerly much used for making church utensils, as candlesticks, crosses, etc.; -- called also latten brass. Also: latten brass“He had a cross of latoun full of stones.” — Chaucer.
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2.
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.