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单词 lath
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WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2024
lath /læθ/USA pronunciation   n., pl. laths /læðz, læθs/USA pronunciation .
  1. Building[countable] a thin, narrow strip of wood used with other strips to form a backing for plaster or as a support for slates and other roofing materials, etc.
  2. Building[uncountable] any building material, such as wire mesh, used in place of wooden laths.

WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024
lath  (lath, läth),USA pronunciation n., pl. laths (laᵺz, laths, läᵺz, läths),USA pronunciation v. 
n. 
  1. Buildinga thin, narrow strip of wood, used with other strips to form latticework, a backing for plaster or stucco, a support for slates and other roofing materials, etc.
  2. Buildinga group or quantity of such strips.
  3. Buildingwork consisting of such strips.
  4. Buildingwire mesh or the like used in place of wooden laths as a backing for plasterwork.
  5. Buildinga thin, narrow, flat piece of wood used for any purpose.

v.t. 
  1. Buildingto cover or line with laths.
  • bef. 1000; Middle English la(th)the; replacing Middle English latt, Old English lætt; cognate with German Latte, Dutch lat
lathlike′, adj. 

Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers::
lath /lɑːθ/ n ( pl 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
vb
  1. (transitive) to attach laths to (a ceiling, roof, floor, etc)
Etymology: Old English lætt; related to Dutch lat, Old High German latta
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