Definition of lath

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lath    (lth) KEY  

NOUN:
pl. laths   (lz, lths) KEY  

1. 1. A thin strip of wood or metal, usually nailed in rows to framing supports as a substructure for plaster, shingles, slates, or tiles.
   2. A building material, such as a sheet of metal mesh, used for similar purposes.
2. 1. A quantity of laths; lathing.
   2. Work made with or from lath.

TRANSITIVE VERB:
lathed , lath·ing , laths

To build, cover, or line with laths.

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ETYMOLOGY:
Middle English latthe, probably alteration (influenced by Welsh llath, rod), of Old English lætt

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