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latten

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  • IPA /ˈlætən/

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latten noun

  1. 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.
  2. Sheet tin; iron plate, covered with tin; also, any metal in thin sheets.“gold latten”

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