lathenadj.
/ˈlɑːθ(ə)n//ˈlaθ(ə)n/ rare.
Made of lath.
ΘΚΠ
the mind > goodness and badness > inferiority or baseness > inferior thing > [adjective]
salec1299
bastarda1348
sorry1372
slight1393
shrewd1426
singlec1449
backc1450
soberc1450
lesser1464
silly?a1500
starven1546
mockado1577
subaltern1578
bastardly1583
wooden1592
starved1604
perishing1605
starveling1611
minor1612
starvy1647
potsherd1655
low1727
la-la1800
waif1824
lathen1843
one-eyed1843
snide1859
bobbery1873
jerkwater1877
low-grade1878
shoddy1882
tinhorn1886
jerk1893
cheapie1898
shaganappi1900
buckeye1906
reach-me-down1907
pissy1922
crappy1928
cruddy1935
el cheapo1967
pound shop1989
society > armed hostility > military equipment > weapon > [adjective] > quality of, generally
starkOE
stiffc1250
sterna1400
vengeablec1400
unwieldya1547
vengefula1586
mistempered1597
maiden1598
lathen1843
humane1970
the mind > mental capacity > knowledge > conformity with what is known, truth > deceit, deception, trickery > forgery, falsification > [adjective] > of materials, metals, etc.
falsec1000
counterfeitc1449
copper1609
chemic1635
sham1699
shoful1835
imitation1840
lathen1843
simulated1942
society > occupation and work > materials > raw material > wood > wood in specific form > [adjective] > made of lath
lathed1578
lathen1843
1843 W. H. Ainsworth Windsor Castle iv. v Settle the grievance with thy [a jester's] lathen dagger.
1868 R. Browning Ring & Bk. I. i. 64 In the plain closet..With..one stool, One table and one lathen crucifix. There sits the Pope.
1868 R. Browning Ring & Bk. II. v. 109 My poor lathen dagger puts aside Each pass o' the Bilboa.
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