Synonyms for laths
| Grammar : Noun, verb |
| Spell : lath, lahth |
| Phonetic Transcription : læθ, lɑθ |
Top 10 synonyms for laths Other synonyms for the word laths
- assemble
- axle
- back
- bail
- balk
- bolster
- boom
- border
- brace
- cantilever
- column
- constitute
- crossbar
- crosspiece
- encase
- fashion
- forge
- form
- institute
- invent
- jamb
- lath
- lintel
- make
- manufacture
- mat
- model
- mount
- pile
- plank
- pole
- post
- produce
- prop
- put together
- rafter
- raise
- reach
- scaffolding
- scantling
- set up
- shaft
- shingle
- sill
- slat
- spar
- stanchion
- stay
- stringer
- strip
- strut
- stud
- timber
- transverse
- trestle
- two-by-four
Définition of laths
Origin :- late 13c., probably from Old English *læððe, variant of lætt "lath," apparently from a Proto-Germanic *laþþo (cf. Old Saxon, Old Norse latta, Middle Dutch, German latte "lath," Dutch lat, Middle High German lade "plank," which is source of German Laden "counter," hence, "shop"). As a verb, 1530s, from the noun.
- As in beam : noun length of material used as support
- As in board : noun piece of wood
- As in rafter : noun beam
- As in frame : verb build
- Laths and shingles are ordered by the bundle to cover a certain area.
- Extract from : « Handwork in Wood » by William Noyes
- Captain Mayo led the way aft, crawling over the shingles and laths.
- Extract from : « Blow The Man Down » by Holman Day
- Laths, lumber, and bunches of shingles were ripped loose and went into the sea.
- Extract from : « Blow The Man Down » by Holman Day
- In order to make some splints a bundle of laths was brought up from the cart-house.
- Extract from : « Madame Bovary » by Gustave Flaubert
- The sails were made of matting, with laths placed across them.
- Extract from : « The Three Midshipmen » by W.H.G. Kingston
- These poles served for rafters, and across them laths had been laid, and made fast.
- Extract from : « The Forest Exiles » by Mayne Reid
- We are not architects, but furnishers of bricks, nails and laths.
- Extract from : « The American Credo » by George Jean Nathan
- Lay the laths side by side as shown in Fig. 244, and proceed to web them as shown.
- Extract from : « Woodwork Joints » by William Fairham
- It was only a hut, you see; no laths, nor plaster, nor any such nonsense.
- Extract from : « Donald and Dorothy » by Mary Mapes Dodge
- The moving of the laths scarcely will be noticeable from the position of your audience.
- Extract from : « The Boy Craftsman » by A. Neely Hall
Antonyms for laths
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