Look up: lath

1. Lath
   A lath is a thin, narrow strip of some straight-grained wood or other material, including metal or gypsum. A lattice, or lattice-work, is a criss-crossed or interlaced arrangement of laths, or the pattern made by such an arrangement. Lath is the basic material used in the formerly common building t...
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2. Lath
   A structure used to create shade. Made of any material, evenly spaced to let in some light.
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3. lath
   [n] - a narrow thin strip of wood used as backing for plaster or to make latticework
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4. Lath
   Ripe vine shoot.
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5. Lath
   A long slender piece of economical timber.
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6. Lath
   A long slender piece of economical timber.
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7. lath
   batten applied as a base for the alto-element of shingles,slates or tiles Category: Building industry • (X-ray densitometry)Very thin,narrow strip of wood cut from increment cores or from stem discs,perpendicular to the direction of the fibers,and used in x-ray densitometry. Category: Botany and zoology
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8. Lath
   A building material of wood, metal, gypsum, or insulating board that is fastened to the frame of a building to act as a plaster base.
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9. Lath
   strips of wood which are nailed to studs, joists, rafters etc to carry plaster, although the term is sometimes also applied to the strips of wood, usually referred to as battens, on which tiles are hung. Usually around 2 inches wide and of varied thickness. Single laths are around one-ei...
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10. Lath
    Lath noun ; plural Laths . [ Middle English laththe , latthe , latte , Anglo-Saxon lætta ; akin to Dutch lat , German latte , Old High German latta ; confer W. llath a rod, staf...
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11. Lath
    Lath transitive verb [ imperfect & past participle Lathed ; present participle & verbal noun Lathing .] To cover or line with laths.
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12. lath
    Origin: OE. Laththe, latthe, latte, AS. Laetta; 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 corrug...
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13. lath
    noun a narrow thin strip of wood used as backing for plaster or to make latticework
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14. Lath
    • (v. t.) To cover or line with laths. • (n.) 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.
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15. lath
    any material fastened to the structural members of a building to provide a base for plaster. Lath can be of wood, metal, gypsum, or insulated board. ...
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16. Lath
    - A building material of narrow wood, metal, gypsum, or insulating board that is fastened to the frame of a building to act as a base for plaster, shingles, or tiles.
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17. Lath
    A lath is a thin narrow strip of wood. Laths are used for supporting plaster, and to construct trellis.
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