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Webster's 1828 Dictionary

L'ATH, n.
1. A thin, narrow board or slip of wood nailed to the rafters of a building to support the tiles or covering.
2. A thin narrow slip of wood nailed to the studs, to support the plastering.
L'ATH, v.t. To cover or line with laths.
L'ATH, n. [See Wapenktae.]
In some parts of England, a part or division of a county. Spenser, Spelman and Blackstone do not agree in their accounts of the lath; but according to the laws of Edward the Confessor, the lath, in some counties, answered to the trithing or third part of a county in others.

WordNet (r) 3.0 (2005)

n
1: a narrow thin strip of wood used as backing for plaster or to make latticework

Merriam Webster's

noun (plural laths or lath) Etymology: Middle English, from Old English *læthth-; akin to Old High German latta lath, Welsh llath yard Date: 13th century 1. a thin narrow strip of wood nailed to rafters, joists, or studding as a groundwork for slates, tiles, or plaster 2. a building material in sheets used as a base for plaster 3. a quantity of laths • lath transitive verb

Oxford Reference Dictionary

n. & v. --n. (pl. laths) a thin flat strip of wood, esp. each of a series forming a framework or support for plaster etc. --v.tr. attach laths to (a wall or ceiling). Phrases and idioms: lath and plaster a common material for interior walls and ceilings etc. Etymology: OE lætt

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

Lathe Lathe, n. [AS. l[=ae][eth]. Of. uncertain origin.] Formerly, a part or division of a county among the Anglo-Saxons. At present it consists of four or five hundreds, and is confined to the county of Kent. [Written also lath.] --Brande & C.

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

Lath Lath, n.; pl. Laths. [OE. laththe, latthe, latte, AS. l[ae]tta; akin to D. lat, G. latte, OHG. latta; cf. W. llath a rod, staff, yard. Cf. Lattice, Latten.] A thin, narrow strip of wood, nailed to the rafters, studs, or floor beams of a building, for the purpose of supporting the tiles, plastering, etc. A corrugated metallic strip or plate is sometimes used. Lath brick, a long, slender brick, used in making the floor on which malt is placed in the drying kiln. Lath nail a slender nail for fastening laths.

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

Lath Lath, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Lathed; p. pr. & vb. n. Lathing.] To cover or line with laths.

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