英语词汇“lath”的英英意思、用法、释义、翻译、读音、例句、短语、词组-英语词典

　

单词	lath
释义	Trends of lath View usage for: lath in British English (lɑːθ) nounWord forms: plural laths (lɑːðz, lɑːθs) 1. one of several thin narrow strips of wood used to provide a supporting framework for plaster, tiles, etc 2. expanded sheet metal, wire mesh, etc, used to provide backing for plaster or rendering 3. any thin strip of wood verb 4. (transitive) to attach laths to (a ceiling, roof, floor, etc) Derived forms lathlike (ˈlathˌlike) adjective Word origin Old English lætt; related to Dutch lat, Old High German latta lath in American English (læθ; lɑθ) nounWord forms: plural laths (læðz; læθs; lɑðz; lɑθs) 1. any of the thin, narrow strips of wood used in lattices or nailed to two-by-fours, rafters, etc. as a foundation for plaster, tiles, etc. 2. any foundation for plaster, as wire screening or expanded metal 3. laths collectively, esp. when used as a base for plaster verb transitive 4. to cover with laths Word origin ME lathe (< OE *læthth, akin to OHG latta) & latte (< OE lætt, akin to ON latto) Examples of 'lath' in a sentence lath Behind him a crack had worked its way up the wall and finished in an estuary of lath at the ceiling. Robert Wilson THE COMPANY OF STRANGERS (2002) he asked, suddenly following the crack in the wall up to the lath estuary. Robert Wilson THE COMPANY OF STRANGERS (2002) If we're living in the house, can't very well tear out all that old plaster and lath. Annie Proulx THE SHIPPING NEWS (2002)
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