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lat·ten (lat′'n)

noun

  1. brass or a brasslike alloy hammered into thin sheets, formerly used for making church vessels
  2. any metal, esp. tin, in thin sheets

Etymology: ME laton < OFr < Ar lātūn, copper

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
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