'Latten' definitions:
Definition of 'latten'
From: WordNet
noun
Brass (or a yellow alloy resembling brass) that was hammered into thin sheets; formerly used for church utensils
Definition of 'Latten'
From: GCIDE
- Latten \Lat"ten\, n. [OE. latoun, laton, OF. laton, F. laiton, prob. fr. OF. late lath, F. latte; -- because made in thin plates; cf. It. latta a sheet of tinned iron, tin plate. F. latte is of German origin. See Lath a thin board.] [1913 Webster]
- 1. A kind of brass hammered into thin sheets, formerly much used for making church utensils, as candlesticks, crosses, etc.; -- called also latten brass. [1913 Webster]
- He had a cross of latoun full of stones. --Chaucer. [1913 Webster]
- 2. Sheet tin; iron plate, covered with tin; also, any metal in thin sheets; as, gold latten. [1913 Webster]
- 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. [1913 Webster]