noun
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.
verb (used with object)
6.
to cover or line with laths.
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Origin:
before 1000; Middle English la(th)the; replacing Middle English latt, Old English lætt; cognate with German Latte, Dutch lat
before 1000; Middle English la(th)the; replacing Middle English latt, Old English lætt; cognate with German Latte, Dutch lat
Related forms
lath·like, adjective
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lath (lɑːθ) ![[Click for IPA pronunciation guide]](http://static.sfdict.com/dictstatic/g/d/dictionary_questionbutton_default.gif) | |
| —n , pl laths | |
| 1. | one of several thin narrow strips of wood used to provide a supporting framework for plaster, tiles, etc |
| 2. | expanded sheet metal, wire mesh, etc, used to provide backing for plaster or rendering |
| 3. | any thin strip of wood |
| —vb | |
| 4. | (tr) to attach laths to (a ceiling, roof, floor, etc) |
| [Old English lætt; related to Dutch lat, Old High German latta] | |
| 'lathlike | |
| —adj | |
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Word Origin & History
lath
O.E. *laððe, variant of lætt "lath," apparently from P.Gmc. *laþþo (cf. O.N. latta, M.Du., Ger. latte "lath," M.H.G. lade "plank," which is source of Ger. Laden "counter," hence, "shop").
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Encyclopedia Britannica
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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. In older residential buildings, narrow wood strips were generally used.
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Example sentences
Remove and replace lath, plaster, plasterboard and drywall saturated to the point of being soft to the touch.
It is rarely complete, and constantly tempts the imagination to flights in brick and dreams in lath and plaster.
Provide expanded galvanized metal lath perimeter wings when installed in plaster except veneer plaster.
Fold lath metal and place in holes in the foundation of houses.
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