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Definition of Latten
1. Noun. Brass (or a yellow alloy resembling brass) that was hammered into thin sheets; formerly used for church utensils.
Definition of Latten
1. n. A kind of brass hammered into thin sheets, formerly much used for making church utensils, as candlesticks, crosses, etc.; -- called also latten brass.
Definition of Latten
1. Noun. (archaic or historical) An alloy of copper and tin, similar to bronze, with a sufficient portion of tin to make it a pewter-like color with yellowish tinge (rather than the brownish-gold color of bronze of higher copper content), once used in thin sheets and for domestic utensils and light-duty tools. ¹
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Definition of Latten
1. a brass-like alloy [n -S]
Lexicographical Neighbors of Latten
Literary usage of Latten
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. A Glossary of Liturgical and Ecclesiastical Terms by Frederick George Lee (1877)
"A dish of latten, copper, brass, or precious metal, in which the celebrant washes
his fingers at the offertory. Many ancient examples exist, of one of which ..."
2. The Antiquary by Edward Walford, John Charles Cox, George Latimer Apperson (1894)
"The lower part of a latten thurible or censer, found at Heyford, is of interesting
but rather poor construction, and seems to be, from the shape of the ..."
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