Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- noun Brass or an alloy resembling brass, hammered thin and formerly used in the manufacture of church vessels.
- noun A thin sheet of metal, especially of tin.
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun A sheet-iron plate prepared for tinning, and ranging in thickness from. 020 to. 016 of an inch.
- noun A mixed metal, made of copper and zinc and not practically distinguishable from brass.
- noun Same as
latten-brass .
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- noun A kind of brass hammered into thin sheets, formerly much used for making church utensils, as candlesticks, crosses, etc.; -- called also
latten brass . - noun Sheet tin; iron plate, covered with tin; also, any metal in thin sheets.
- noun brass in milled sheets, composed of copper and zinc, used by braziers, and for drawing into wire.
- noun latten polished on both sides ready for use.
- noun a thinner kind than black latten.
- noun a mixture of brass and tin.
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- noun An
alloy of copper and tin, similar tobronze , 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.
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- noun brass (or a yellow alloy resembling brass) that was hammered into thin sheets; formerly used for church utensils
Etymologies
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
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Examples
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A pix of a much plainer description, but without its cover, of the metal called latten, was until recently preserved in the church of Enstone, Oxfordshire: the body of this was of a semi-globular form, supported on an angular stem, with a knob in the midst, and in appearance not unlike a chalice.
The Principles of Gothic Ecclesiastical Architecture, Elucidated by Question and Answer, 4th ed. Matthew Holbeche Bloxam 1846
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_Latin_ was a play upon the word "latten," which was the name of a metal resembling brass.
Shakespeare and the Modern Stage with Other Essays Sidney Lee 1892
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"latten"; and the same name was applied in Shakespeare's time to thin iron plate coated with tin, of which domestic utensils and implements were made.
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There is nothing to remind us of the Bedlam of Hogarth, with its poor drivelling maniacs, with latten swords, rushen crowns, and paper tiaras, comments the journalist.
Bedlam Catharine Arnold 2008
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There is nothing to remind us of the Bedlam of Hogarth, with its poor drivelling maniacs, with latten swords, rushen crowns, and paper tiaras, comments the journalist.
Bedlam Catharine Arnold 2008
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There is nothing to remind us of the Bedlam of Hogarth, with its poor drivelling maniacs, with latten swords, rushen crowns, and paper tiaras, comments the journalist.
Bedlam Catharine Arnold 2008
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Said Birdalone and reddened therewith: We have at home a broad latten dish, which it is my work, amongst other things, to brighten and keep bright; yet may I not make it so bright that I may see much of mine image therein; and yet.
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Herodotus writeth that thethiopians named Macrobij, do more estieme latten then thei do golde whiche thei put to nothyng that thei compt of any price.
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But of all these twelve kings King Arthur let make the tomb of King Lot passing richly, and made his tomb by his own; and then Arthur let make twelve images of latten and copper, and over-gilt it with gold, in the sign of twelve kings, and each one of them held a taper of wax that burnt day and night; and King
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- Clean files regularly with file brush and latten brass!
7. Labour safety recommendations Frank Wenghfer 1990
bilby commented on the word latten
Ah, this is why mass is traditionally said in Latin.
May 30, 2008
reesetee commented on the word latten
:-D
June 1, 2008
fbharjo commented on the word latten
tinned iron
March 26, 2009