LATH - 9 definitions found
lath n 1: a narrow thin strip of wood used as backing for plaster or to make latticework lath O.E. *la¡Õ¡Õe, variant of l?t "lath," apparently from P.Gmc. *la¡á¡áo (cf. O.N. latta, M.DU., Ger. latte "lath," M.H.G. lade "plank," which is source of Ger. Laden "counter," hence, "shop"). Merriam-Webster's Collegiate Dictionary, 11th Edition (2003) lath noun (plural laths or lath) Etymology: Middle English, from Old English *læthth-; akin to Old High German latta lath, Welsh llath yard Date: 13th century 1. a thin narrow strip of wood nailed to rafters, joists, or studding as a groundwork for slates, tiles, or plaster 2. a building material in sheets used as a base for plaster 3. a quantity of laths • lath transitive verb Oxford English Reference Dictionary
Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) Lathe \Lathe\, n. [AS. l[=ae][eth]. Of. uncertain origin.] Formerly, a part or division of a county among the Anglo-Saxons. At present it consists of four or five hundreds, and is confined to the county of Kent. [Written also lath.] --Brande & C. Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) Lath \Lath\, n.; pl. Laths. [OE. laththe, latthe, latte, AS. l[ae]tta; akin to D. lat, G. latte, OHG. latta; cf. W. llath a rod, staff, yard. Cf. Lattice, Latten.] A thin, narrow strip of wood, nailed to the rafters, studs, or floor beams of a building, for the purpose of supporting the tiles, plastering, etc. A corrugated metallic strip or plate is sometimes used. Lath brick, a long, slender brick, used in making the floor on which malt is placed in the drying kiln. Lath nail a slender nail for fastening laths. Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) Lath \Lath\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Lathed; p. pr. & vb. n. Lathing.] To cover or line with laths. Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0 107 Moby Thesaurus words for "lath": Mystik tape, Scotch tape, adhesive tape, band, bandage, batten, beam, belt, billet, board, boarding, brick, cellophane tape, clapboard, cloth tape, cord, cordwood, deal, driftwood, face, fascia, fillet, firewood, friction tape, girdle, glass, glaze, gruel, hardwood, lathing, lathwork, ligula, ligule, list, log, lumber, masking tape, mere shadow, panelboard, paneling, panelwork, paper, plank, planking, plastic tape, plyboard, plywood, pole, post, puncheon, rail, rake, revet, ribband, ribbon, shadow, shake, shaving, sheathe, sheathing, sheathing board, sheeting, shingle, shred, sideboard, siding, skeleton, slab, slat, slate, slip, softwood, soup, spill, splat, spline, splinter, stave, stick, stick of wood, stone, stovewood, strake, strap, streak, strip, strop, taenia, tape, tape measure, tapeline, thatch, three-by-four, ticker tape, tile, timber, timbering, timberwork, two-by-four, vein, veneer, wafer, wall in, wall up, wallpaper, weatherboard, wood |
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