LATH

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does lath mean? 

• LATH (noun)
  The noun LATH has 1 sense:

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

  Familiarity information: LATH used as a noun is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• LATH (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

A narrow thin strip of wood used as backing for plaster or to make latticework

Classified under:

Nouns denoting man-made objects

Hypernyms ("lath" is a kind of...):

slat; spline (a thin strip (wood or metal))

Holonyms ("lath" is a part of...):

fretwork; lattice; latticework (framework consisting of an ornamental design made of strips of wood or metal)