lath
A thin, narrow strip, fastened to the rafters, studs, or floor beams of a building,…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.
Значение
значений: 3A 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.
Latte, Leiste
пла́нкаplánka, ре́йкаréjka, дра́нкаdránka
Microscopic, needle-like crystals, usually of plagioclase feldspar, in a glassy groundmass
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.
- a narrow thin strip of wood used as backing for plaster or to make latticework
Примеры
предложений: 1You are as thin as a lath and as brown as a nut.
Переводы
языков: 7По значениям 1
По значениям 1
Происхождение
From Middle English laththe, laþþe, earlier lathe, laþe, altered from Old English lætt (“lFrom 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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