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latticing

American  
[lat-uh-sing] / ˈlæt ə sɪŋ /

noun

  1. the act or process of furnishing with or making latticework.

  2. latticework.

  3. (in a composite column, girder, or strut) lacing consisting of crisscross strips of wood, iron, or steel.


Etymology

Origin of latticing

First recorded in 1880–85; lattice + -ing 1

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Its narrator is an Ohio housewife who reflects on her past, her family and her country while latticing cherry pies.

From BBC Oct. 13, 2019

We got a sense that this episode would be awkward, but the thread latticing the episode turned out to be much darker.

From Time Apr. 9, 2012

He was completely hidden, except in front, where the wicker latticing did not extend.

From The Radio Boys on the Mexican Border by Gerald Breckenridge

It was erected Mexican fashion, the roof supported on stout poles, and then mudded walls were built up on arrowweed latticing.

From Mormon Settlement in Arizona A Record of Peaceful Conquest of the Desert by James H. McClintock

They may see the scaffolding of the great shipyards latticing themselves against the sky, and the granite quarries against the hills.

From The Old Coast Road From Boston to Plymouth by Agnes Rothery

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