noun
or lat·tin ˈlat ə n
( -s )
Etymology: Middle English latoun, laton, from Middle French laton, leton, from Old Provençal, from Arabic lāṭūn, of Turkic origin; akin to Turkish altın gold
1. : an alloy of or resembling brass hammered into thin sheets formerly much used for church utensils — called also black latten
2.
a. : iron plate covered with tin : sheet tin
b.
(1) : metal in thin sheets
gold latten
(2) lattens plural : metal sheets between 1/64 and a little less than 1/32 of an inch in thickness