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1. www.oed.com › dictionary › lath_nlath, n. meanings, etymology and more | Oxford English Dictionary

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   There are seven meanings listed in OED's entry for the noun lath. See ‘Meaning & use’ for definitions, usage, and quotation evidence.

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   A complete guide to the word "LATH": definitions, pronunciations, synonyms, grammar insights, collocations, examples, and translations.

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   Definition of lath noun in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.

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   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. [1] Lath has expanded to mean any type of backing material for plaster.

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   WordSense Dictionary: lath - meaning, definition, synonyms, translations, origin, anagrams.

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   What does the word 'lath' mean in English?

   • The word 'lath' is cognate with German 'laden' (meaning 'to invite'), Icelandic 'laða' (meaning 'to attract'), and Albanian 'ledhë' (meaning 'to flatter, spoil, caress'). In UK dialectal, 'lath' means 'to invite; bid; ask'.

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   When was lath first used?

   • The earliest known use of the noun lath is in the Old English period (pre-1150). lath is apparently a word inherited from Germanic. lath, n. Old English– lathe, v. Old English–

   lath, n. meanings, etymology and more | Oxford English Dictionary

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   What is a lathhouse used for?

   • A lathhouse is an open structure roofed with laths in order to grow plants which need shelter from the sun. Laths were also used to fix reeds to a timber structure before plastering. [clarification needed] In Cape Cod, laths were used in the early 1880s for building wooden lobster traps.

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   What is lath used for?

   • Such strips of wood are also employed to form lattice-work, or are used as the bars of Venetian blinds, and window shutters. Lath is also used on many tobacco farms in the Connecticut Valley as a means to carry and hang the plant in barns.

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   What is a hook lath?

   • The other form of lath is called "hook" lath, which has small hooks attached that allows workers to hook the stems of tobacco plants onto the lath, often between two lengths of twine attached to the lath and twisted mechanically. [clarification needed]

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   How does a counter lath work?

   • When plastering, sometimes a counter-lath is placed perpendicular to the lath as a fillet (a thin, narrow strip of material) to space the lath off of the surface to allow the plaster to pass through the lath and create a key.

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   There is one meaning in OED's entry for the noun lather. See ‘Meaning & use’ for definition, usage, and quotation evidence.