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lat⋅ten

  [lat-n]
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–noun
1. a brasslike alloy commonly made in thin sheets and formerly much used for church utensils.
2. tin plate.
3. any metal in thin sheets.
Origin:
1300–50; ME lato(u)n < MF laton copper-zinc alloy ≪ Ar lātūn < Turkic; cf. Turk altιn gold
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lat·ten   (lāt'n)   
n.  

  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.


[Middle English laton, from Old French, from Arabic lātūn, probably from Old Turkic altun, gold; akin to Mongolian altan.]
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