lath

n., pl., laths (lăTHz, lăths).

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.

tr.v., lathed, lath·ing, laths.
To build, cover, or line with laths.

[Middle English latthe, probably alteration (influenced by Welsh llath, rod) of Old English lætt.]

lath

A building material used as a base for the application of plaster; see expanded metal lath, gypsum lath, metal lath, split lath, wood lath.

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The noun has one meaning:

Meaning #1: a narrow thin strip of wood used as backing for plaster or to make latticework

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Lath

Dansk (Danish)
n. - lægte, pudsunderlag, pudsbærer, tyndt forskallingsbræt, liste, latte
v. tr. - lægte, beklæde med lægter

Nederlands (Dutch)
schroot, (tengel-/dek) lat, hechtstuk, betengeling

Français (French)
n. - latte, (Tech) lame (de jalousie)
v. tr. - latter

Deutsch (German)
n. - Latte
v. - mit Latten verschalen

Ελληνική (Greek)
n. - πηχάκι, γρίλια παραθύρου, περσίδα
v. - σανιδώνω, πετσώνω, φτιάχνω ή χτίζω με πηχάκια

Italiano (Italian)
canniccio

Português (Portuguese)
n. - ripa (f), sarrafo (m)
v. - ripar, fasquiar

Русский (Russian)
узкая дощечка, прибивать рейки

Español (Spanish)
n. - listón
v. tr. - listonar, alistar

Svenska (Swedish)
n. - ribba, spjäla, läkt, latta, list
v. - spika ribbor på

中文（简体）(Chinese (Simplified))
板条, 瘦人, 给...钉板条

中文（繁體）(Chinese (Traditional))
n. - 板條, 瘦人
v. tr. - 給...釘板條

한국어 (Korean)
n. - 외 , 외가지, 여윈 사람
v. tr. - ~에 외가지를 엮다

日本語 (Japanese)
n. - 木摺, 木舞, やせた人
v. - 木摺を打ち付ける

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(الاسم) الشريحه الخشبيه, مجموعه الشرائح الخشبيه (فعل) يكسو بالشرائح الخشبيه‏

עברית (Hebrew)
n. - ‮לוח עץ דק, פסיס‬
v. tr. - ‮הצמיד פסיסים לקיר או לתיקרה‬

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