lath

Meaning

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.

Synonyms

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

Translations

Latte

latte

volige

liteau

lat

listello

listón

assicella

Stab

ripa

πηχάκι

perche

γρίλια

Pronounced as (IPA)

/lɑːθ/

Etymology

Inherited from Middle English: laththe

Inherited from Old English: lætt

Cognate with Dutch: lat

Cognate with German: Latte

Cognate with Welsh: 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”)).