lath

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

Verb Forms: lathed, lathing, laths

• To cover a surface with thin strips of wood.
• To cover or line with laths.

Examples

• You might LATH a wall, but in Scrabble, you just lay down letters.

Synonyms

lath strap

Related Words

cement board, drywall, gyprock, gypsum board, gypsum plaster, lathe, plaster, plasterboard, sheetrock, wallboard

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