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latten

lat·ten

UK/ˈlætən/ US/ˈlaʔən/ uncommon archaic

noun

1.

brass (or a yellow alloy resembling brass) that was hammered into thin sheets; formerly used for church utensils

Origin

From Middle English laten, latun, latoun, from Old French laton, laiton, from Arabic لَاطُون (lāṭūn, “copper, copper alloy”), itself from Proto-Common Turkic *altun (“gold”). See Turkish altın, Old Turkic 𐰞𐱃𐰆𐰣 (altun, “gold”), Karakhanid اَلْتُونْ (altūn, “gold”).

Phrases

  • black latten
  • roll latten
  • shaven latten
  • white latten

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