lath
Meanings
Plural: laths
Noun
- a narrow thin strip of wood used as backing for plaster or to make latticework
- 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.
- 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.
- Alternative form of lat (“staff; monumental pillar”).
Verb
- To cover or line with laths.
Origin / Etymology
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”)).
Synonyms
lath strap
Scrabble Score: 7
lath is a valid Scrabble (US) TWL wordlath is a valid Scrabble Word in Merriam-Webster MW Dictionary
lath is a valid Scrabble Word in International Collins CSW Dictionary
Words With Friends Score: 7
lath is a valid Words With Friends word