EGAVE

lath

About 0.38 uses per million words.

Meaning

  1. noun 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.
  2. noun Microscopic, needle-like crystals, usually of plagioclase feldspar, in a glassy groundmass
  3. noun One of the sharp-edged, thick planks driven forward to hold back loose earth or mud when digging the way through for tunnelling or spiling. Also called a spill.
  4. noun ↑ Geological Digressions, "Glossary: Petrography and petrology"
  5. verb To cover or line with laths.
  6. noun Alternative form of lat (“staff; monumental pillar”).

Similar words

plaster furring counterlath lath brick slat joist reaper stud studding shaven latten

Often followed by

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Word family

lathed lathing laths

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