lath

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lath^¹

/lɑːθ/
/læθ/

Rhymes with -ɑːθ, -æθ

Where it comes from

From Middle English laththe, laþþe, earlier lathe, laþe, altered from Old English lætt (“lath”), from Proto-West Germanic *lattu, from Proto-Germanic *laþô (compare Dutch lat, German Latte) from Proto-Indo-European *(s)lat- (compare Welsh llath (“rod, wand, yard”)).

noun laths · lat · latt

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. It is a piece of wood furnished with two parallel rows of plates, folding over each other, so as to resemble, in some degree, the laths of a blind.
Similar: batten
Microscopic, needle-like crystals, usually of plagioclase feldspar, in a glassy groundmass
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.

verb laths · lathing · lathed · lat · latt

transitive To cover or line with laths.

lath^²

/lɑːθ/
/læθ/

Rhymes with -ɑːθ, -æθ

noun laths

alternative Alternative form of lat (“staff; monumental pillar”).

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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.

Español	listón
Português	ripa
Français	liteau, volige, latte
Deutsch	Latte, Leiste
Ελληνικά	πηχάκι picháki
Русский	пла́нка plánka, ре́йка réjka, дра́нка dránka

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@misc{lath_2026,
  title = {lath},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/lath},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}