lath

名词 n. 动词 v.
中文释义

英文释义

名词 n.
  1. A thin, narrow strip, fastened to the rafters, studs, or floor beams of a building, for the purpose of supporting a covering of tiles, plastering, etc.
    — "You are as thin as a lath and as brown as a nut."
  2. Alternative form of lat (“staff; monumental pillar”). alt-of,alternative
  3. Microscopic, needle-like crystals, usually of plagioclase feldspar, in a glassy groundmass
  4. One of the sharp-edged, thick planks driven forward to hold back loose earth or mud when digging the way through for tunnelling or spiling. Also called a spill.
动词 v.
  1. To cover or line with laths. transitive

词形变化

laths plural lat alternative,Scotland latt alternative,Scotland laths present,singular,third-person lathing participle,present lathed participle,past lathed past lat alternative,Scotland latt alternative,Scotland laths plural

词汇关系

衍生词
counterlath dagger of lath lath and plaster plaster and lath lath board lath brick lathen lathless lathlike lath nail lath plaster lath strapping lathwork lathy
相关词
cement board drywall gyprock gypsum board gypsum plaster lathe plaster plasterboard sheetrock wallboard

词源

From Middle English laththe, laþþe, earlier lathe, laþe, altered from Old English lætt (“lath”), from Proto-West Germanic *lattu, from Proto-Germanic *laþô (compare Dutch lat, German Latte) from Proto-Indo-European *(s)lat- (compare Welsh llath (“rod, wand, yard”)).
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