lath
noun
a 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.
laths
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pluralof lath.plural
The grammatical form denoting more than one person, place, thing, or idea.
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present tense formof lath (3rd person singular).present tense
Used to describe things happening now or regularly.
lathnouna 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.
Example Sentences
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Overhead, wisteria-laden laths shot through with light cast zebraic arrays of shadow, constantly shifting — another Killingsworth trademark that turns the house into a protean phenomenon.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 18, 2019
She dresses in the traditional clothing of the region—a dark skirt, an embroidered huipil made on a waist loom—and weaves green laths into her long obsidian braids.
From Slate ● Mar. 27, 2018
The three of them moved in a row, stepping on the crooked laths, a few paces apart.
From The Guardian ● Mar. 18, 2013
Seepage has rotted away the wooden beams supporting the parqueted floors, loosened the gold and plaster ceilings which are nailed precariously to deteriorating laths.
From Time Magazine Archive
Elsewhere, the exposed laths, themselves rotting away, showed through like the ribs of a starving animal.
From "Atonement" by Ian McEwan
