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(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

Origin: ME laton < OFr < Ar lātūn, copper

See latten in American Heritage Dictionary 4

noun
  1. Brass or an alloy resembling brass, hammered thin and formerly used in the manufacture of church vessels.
  2. A thin sheet of metal, especially of tin.

Origin:

Origin: Middle English laton

Origin: , from Old French

Origin: , from Arabic lātūn

Origin: , probably from Old Turkic altun, gold

Origin: ; akin to Mongolian altan

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