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Webster 1913 Edition


Lath

Lath

,
Noun.
;
pl.
Laths
(#)
.
[OE.
laththe
,
latthe
,
latte
, AS.
lætta
; akin to D.
lat
, G.
latte
, OHG.
latta
; cf. W.
llath
a rod, staff, yard. Cf.
Lattice
,
Latten
.]
A thin, narrow strip of wood, nailed to the rafters, studs, or floor beams of a building, for the purpose of supporting the tiles, plastering, etc. A corrugated metallic strip or plate is sometimes used.
Lath brick
,
a long, slender brick, used in making the floor on which malt is placed in the drying kiln.
Lath nail
a slender nail for fastening laths.

Lath

,
Verb.
T.
[
imp. & p. p.
Lathed
;
p. pr. & vb. n.
Lathing
.]
To cover or line with laths.

Webster 1828 Edition


Lath

L'ATH

, n.
1.
A thin, narrow board or slip of wood nailed to the rafters of a building to support the tiles or covering.
2.
A thin narrow slip of wood nailed to the studs, to support the plastering.

L'ATH

,
Verb.
T.
To cover or line with laths.

L'ATH

,
Noun.
[See Wapenktae.]
In some parts of England, a part or division of a county. Spenser, Spelman and Blackstone do not agree in their accounts of the lath; but according to the laws of Edward the Confessor, the lath, in some counties, answered to the trithing or third part of a county in others.

Definition 2024


láth

láth

See also: lath, laþ, and láð

Irish

Noun

láth m (genitive singular láith)

  1. heat (in animals), rut
Declension
Synonyms
  • láthadh
  • láthaíocht

Etymology 2

Noun

láth m (genitive singular láith, nominative plural láith)

  1. (literary) warrior
Declension
Alternative forms