What does lath mean?
Definitions for lath
læθ, lɑθlath
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Princeton's WordNet
lathnoun
a narrow thin strip of wood used as backing for plaster or to make latticework
Wiktionary
lathnoun
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.
lathverb
To cover or line with laths.
Etymology: laththe, earlier lathe, altered from lætt, from laþþō (cf. Dutch lat, German Latte) from (s)lat- (cf. Welsh llath 'rod, wand, yard').
Samuel Johnson's Dictionary
LATHnoun
A small long piece of wood used to support the tiles of houses.
Etymology: latta , Saxon; late, latte, French.
With dagger of lath. William Shakespeare, Twelfth Night.
Penny-royal and orpin they use in the country to trim their houses; binding it with a lath or stick, and setting it against a wall. Francis Bacon, Natural History, №. 29.
Laths are made of heart of oak, for outside work, as tiling and plaistering; and of fir for inside plaistering, and pantile lathing. Joseph Moxon, Mechanical Exercises.
The god who frights away,
With his lath sword, the thieves and birds of prey. Dryd.Lathnoun
It is explained by Du Cange, I suppose from Spelman, Portio comitatus major tres vel plures hundredas continens: this is apparently contrary to Spenser, in the following example. A part of a county.
Etymology: læ , Saxon.
If all that tything failed, then all that lath was charged for that tything; and if the lath failed, then all that hundred was demanded for them; and if the hundred, then the shire, who would not rest till they had found that undutiful fellow, which was not amesnable to law. Edmund Spenser, Ireland.
The fee-farms reserved upon charters granted to cities and towns corporate, and the blanch rents and lath silver answered by the sheriffs. Francis Bacon, Office of Alienation.
To Lathverb
To fit up with laths.
Etymology: latter, Fr. from the noun.
A small kiln consists of an oaken frame, lathed on every side. John Mortimer, Husbandry.
The plaisterers work is commonly done by the yard square for lathing. John Mortimer, Husbandry.
Wikipedia
Lath
A lath or slat is a thin, narrow strip of straight-grained wood used under roof shingles or tiles, on lath and plaster walls and ceilings to hold plaster, and in lattice and trellis work.Lath has expanded to mean any type of backing material for plaster. This includes metal wire mesh or expanded metal that is applied to a wood or metal framework as matrix over which stucco or plaster is applied, as well as wallboard products called gypsum or rock lath. Historically, reed mat was also used as a lath material. One of the key elements of lath, whether wooden slats or wire mesh, are the openings or gaps that allow plaster or stucco to ooze behind and form a mechanical bond to the lath. This is not necessary for gypsum lath, which relies on a chemical bond.
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lath
A lath is a thin strip of wood or metal, typically used in construction as a support for plaster or tiles. It's also used in making lattice work, or as a supporting material in various craft and construction projects.
Webster Dictionary
Lathnoun
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
Lathverb
to cover or line with laths
Etymology: [OE. laththe, latthe, latte, AS. ltta; akin to D. lat, G. latte, OHG. latta; cf. W. llath a rod, staff, yard. Cf. Lattice, Latten.]
Wikidata
Lath
A lath is a thin, narrow strip of straight-grained wood. 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 technique known as lath and plaster, which was used to make interior walls. Lath may also refer to wire mesh, typically with a paper backing, that is applied to a wood or metal framework as matrix over which stucco is applied. One of the key elements of lath, whether wooden slats or wire mesh, are the openings or gaps that allow plaster or stucco to ooze behind and form a stronger bond to the lath itself.
Chambers 20th Century Dictionary
Lath
läth, n. a thin cleft slip of wood used in slating, plastering, &c.:—pl. Laths (läthz).—v.t. to cover with laths.—adj. Lath′en.—ns. Lath′ing, the act or process of covering with laths: a covering of laths; Lath′-split′ter, one who splits wood into laths.—adj. Lath′y, like a lath.—Dagger of lath, any insufficient means of attack or defence. [A.S. lættu; Dut. lat, Ger. latte, a lath.]
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Etymology and Origins
Lath
A subdivision of land while certain portions of Eastern England were held by the Danes, so called from the Norse “Lathing,” a law assembly.
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Chaldean Numerology
The numerical value of lath in Chaldean Numerology is: 4
Pythagorean Numerology
The numerical value of lath in Pythagorean Numerology is: 5
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