LATTEN (from O. Fr. laton, mod. Fr. l...
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Originally appearing in Volume
V16,
Page 275
of the 1911 Encyclopedia Britannica.
See also:LATTEN (from O. Fr. laton, mod. Fr. laiton, possibly connected with Span. lata, Ital. latta, a See also:lath)
, a mixed See also:- METAL
- METAL (through Fr. from Lat. metallum, mine, quarry, adapted from Gr. µATaXAov, in the same sense, probably connected with ,ueraAAdv, to search after, explore, µeTa, after, aAAos, other)
metal like See also:brass, composed of See also:copper and See also:zinc, generally made in thin sheets, and used especially for monumental See also:brasses and See also:effigies
.
A See also:fine example is in the See also:screen of See also:- HENRY
- HENRY (1129-1195)
- HENRY (c. 1108-1139)
- HENRY (c. 1174–1216)
- HENRY (Fr. Henri; Span. Enrique; Ger. Heinrich; Mid. H. Ger. Heinrich and Heimrich; O.H.G. Haimi- or Heimirih, i.e. " prince, or chief of the house," from O.H.G. heim, the Eng. home, and rih, Goth. reiks; compare Lat. rex " king "—" rich," therefore " mig
- HENRY, EDWARD LAMSON (1841– )
- HENRY, JAMES (1798-1876)
- HENRY, JOSEPH (1797-1878)
- HENRY, MATTHEW (1662-1714)
- HENRY, PATRICK (1736–1799)
- HENRY, PRINCE OF BATTENBERG (1858-1896)
- HENRY, ROBERT (1718-1790)
- HENRY, VICTOR (1850– )
- HENRY, WILLIAM (1795-1836)
Henry VII.'s See also:tomb in See also:Westminster See also:Abbey
.
There are three forms of See also:latten, " See also:black latten," unpolished and rolled, " shaven latten," of extreme thinness, and " See also:roll latten," of the thickness either of black or shaven latten, but with both sides polished
.
End of Article: LATTEN (from O. Fr. laton, mod. Fr. laiton, possibly connected with Span. lata, Ital. latta, a lath)
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