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lathy, a.|ˈlɑːθɪ, ˈlæ-| [f. lath n. + -y1.] 1. Resembling a lath; thin or long and thin like a lath. Said esp. of a very thin person.
1672Wood Life (O.H.S.) II. 239 Duns Scotus his picture—a leane lathie man. a1756G. West Abuse Trav. xx, He..eft his lathy falchion brandished. 1784J. Barry in Lect. Paint. iii. (1848) 148 In some parts of the profile view it is too lathy and slender. 1828Scott F.M. Perth ii, His figure was gaunt and lathy. 1851Fraser's Mag. XLIII. 167/1 From the hips downwards he was remarkably well made, straight, and lathy. 1881Grant White Eng. Without & W. ix. 201 The elder daughter was, I will not say a lathy girl, but very slim. 1893E. H. Barker Wand. S. Waters 265 The lathy poplars leaning in every direction. 2. Made of lath (and plaster).
1804Collins Scripscarf 12 One of John Bull's True Breed, overhearing, by chance, Through a lathy partition, those good friends to France. 1855Househ. Words XII. 215 We are divided only by a lathy partition. |