lath

(Engels)

Noun

1. 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. Microscopic, needle-like crystals, usually of plagioclase feldspar, in a glassy groundmass
3. 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

To cover or line with laths.

Uitgespreek as (IPA)

/lɑːθ/

Etimologie (Engels)

Geërf van Middle English: laththe

Geërf van Old English: lætt

Verwante met Nederlands: lat

Verwante met Duits: Latte

Verwante met Wallies: llath

In summary

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

Sinonieme

slat

batten

lag

board

strip

stave

ledge

ribbon

🎀

shingle

plank

strip of wood

splinter

reaper

scantling

slab

slate

sliver

splint

sunblind

thin board

ticket

🎫

wattle

furring strip

hatten

roof batten

plasterer’s lath

slab billet

single laths

rendering lath

bar

luffer board

battens

chip

cleat

crossbar

fascia

list

listing

louver

molding

moulding

panel