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LATTEN
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Dictionary entry overview: What does latten mean?
• LATTEN (noun)
The noun LATTEN has 1 sense:
1. brass (or a yellow alloy resembling brass) that was hammered into thin sheets; formerly used for church utensils
Familiarity information: LATTEN used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
Brass (or a yellow alloy resembling brass) that was hammered into thin sheets; formerly used for church utensils
Classified under:
Nouns denoting substances
Hypernyms ("latten" is a kind of...):
brass (an alloy of copper and zinc)
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