See also: lathe
EnglishEdit
PronunciationEdit
EtymologyEdit
Middle English laththe, earlier lathe, altered from Old English lætt, from Proto-Germanic *laþþō (cf. Dutch lat, German Latte) from Proto-Indo-European *(s)lat- (cf. Welsh llath 'rod, wand, yard').
NounEdit
lath (plural laths)
- 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.
- For usage examples of this term, see the citations page.
SynonymsEdit
- lath strap
HolonymsEdit
Derived termsEdit
- lath strapping
- 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.
- lath board
- lath plaster
- lath and plaster / plaster and lath
- lathy
TranslationsEdit
See alsoEdit
- plaster
- plasterboard
- gypsum plaster
- gypsum board
- gyprock
- sheetrock
- wallboard
- drywall
- cement board
VerbEdit
lath (third-person singular simple present laths, present participle lathing, simple past and past participle lathed)