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lath

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Noun, Verb (transitive)

CIDE DICTIONARY

lathn. [OE. laththe, latthe, latte, AS. lætta; 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.  [1913 Webster]
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.
lathv. t. 
     To cover or line with laths.  [1913 Webster]

OXFORD DICTIONARY

lath, n. & v.
--n. (pl. laths) a thin flat strip of wood, esp. each of a series forming a framework or support for plaster etc.
--v.tr. attach laths to (a wall or ceiling).

Idiom
lath and plaster a common material for interior walls and ceilings etc.
Etymology
OE l{aelig}tt

THESAURUS

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

ROGET THESAURUS

lath

Filament

N filament, line, fiber, fibril, funicle, vein, hair, capillament, cilium, cilia, pilus, pili, tendril, gossamer, hair stroke, veinlet, venula, venule, wire, string, thread, packthread, cotton, sewing silk, twine, twist, whipcord, tape, ribbon, cord, rope, yarn, hemp, oakum, jute, strip, shred, slip, spill, list, band, fillet, fascia, ribbon, riband, roll, lath, splinter, shiver, shaving, beard, ramification, strand, filamentous, filamentiferous, filaceous, filiform, fibrous, fibrillous, thread-like, wiry, stringy, ropy, capillary, capilliform, funicular, wire-drawn, anguilliform, flagelliform, hairy, taeniate, taeniform, taenioid, venose, venous.


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