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Definitions for Lath

[1] a thin, narrow strip of wood, used with other strips to form latticework, a backing for plaster or stucco, a support for slates and other roofing materials, etc.
[2] a group or quantity of such strips.
[3] work consisting of such strips.
[4] wire mesh or the like used in place of wooden laths as a backing for plasterwork.
[5] a thin, narrow, flat piece of wood used for any purpose.
[6] to cover or line with laths.
[7] one of several thin narrow strips of wood used to provide a supporting framework for plaster, tiles, etc
[8] expanded sheet metal, wire mesh, etc, used to provide backing for plaster or rendering
[9] any thin strip of wood
[10] (tr) to attach laths to (a ceiling, roof, floor, etc)

Words related to Lath

girder, scaffolding, joist, shaft, pillar, pole, plank, timber, sill, panel, fabricate, mold, enclose, erect, construct, strip, bail, bolster, stanchion

Words nearby Lath

lateroversion, latest, latex, latex agglutination test, latex paint, lath, lathe, lather, lathery, lathi, lathing

Origin of Lath

before 1000; Middle English la(th)the; replacing Middle English latt, Old English lætt; cognate with German Latte, Dutch lat

Words that may be confused with Lath

lath, lathe

Other words from Lath

lath·like , adjective

Word origin for Lath

Old English lætt; related to Dutch lat, Old High German latta

Synonyms for Lath

girder, joist, piling, pillar, plank, pole, scaffolding, shaft, sill, timber, axle, bail, balk, bolster, boom, brace, cantilever, column, crossbar, crosspiece, jamb, lintel, pile, post, prop, rafter, reach, scantling, spar, stanchion, stay, stringer, strip, strut, stud, trestle, two-by-four, transverse