Latten
Latten , noun
[Old English latoun, laton, Old French laton, French laiton, prob. from Old French late lath, French latte; -- because made in thin plates; compare Italian latta a sheet of tinned iron, tin plate. French latte is of German origin. See Lath a thin board.]
1.
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.
2.
Sheet tin; iron plate, covered with tin; also, any metal in thin sheets; as, gold latten.
Collocations (4)
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.