Definition of latten:
(n) :
Sheet tin; iron plate, covered with tin.
(n) :
Any metal in thin sheets.
(n) :
(archaic or historical) 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.