lath : Dictionary / Wörterbuch (BEOLINGUS, TU Chemnitz)

English Dictionary: lath	by the DICT Development Group
4 results for lath
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
lath n a narrow thin strip of wood used as backing for plaster or to make latticework
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Lath \Lath\, n.; pl. {Laths}. [OE. laththe, latthe, latte, AS. l[91]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.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Lath \Lath\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Lathed}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Lathing}.] To cover or line with laths.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Lathe \Lathe\, n. [AS. l[aemac][edh]. 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.