English Explanatory Dictionary

lath

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. A thin, narrow strip, fastened to the rafters, studs, or floor beams of a building, for the purpose of supporting a covering of tiles, plastering, etc.
  2. Microscopic, needle-like crystals, usually of plagioclase feldspar, in a glassy groundmass
  3. One of the sharp-edged, thick planks driven forward to hold back loose earth or mud when digging the way through for tunnelling or spiling. Also called a spill.
verb
  1. To cover or line with laths.
noun
  1. Alternative form of lat (“staff; monumental pillar”).

Pronunciation

/lɑːθ/ /læθ/ en-us-lath.ogg

Word forms

lath laths lat latt lathing lathed

Etymology

From Middle English laththe, laþþe, earlier lathe, laþe, altered from Old English lætt (“lath”), from Proto-West Germanic *lattu, from Proto-Germanic *laþô (compare Dutch lat, German Latte) from Proto-Indo-European *(s)lat- (compare Welsh llath (“rod, wand, yard”)).

Synonyms

batten

Related words

cement board drywall gyprock gypsum board gypsum plaster lathe plaster plasterboard sheetrock wallboard

Derived words

counterlath dagger of lath lath and plaster plaster and lath lath board lath brick lathen lathless lathlike lath nail lath plaster lath strapping lathwork lathy relath
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