Definitions

from The Century Dictionary.

  • noun Lathing; any work in laths, or resembling lathing.

from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.

  • noun Same as lathing.

from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.

  • noun A covering of laths.

Etymologies

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lath +‎ work

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Examples

  • A light shade such as that below a coconut planting or a protective screen or lathwork can be useful in reducing heat and retaining moisture, with only a minimum loss of yield.

    28 additional technical notes about tropical agriculture 1996

  • A light shade such as that below a coconut planting or a protective screen or lathwork can be useful in reducing heat and retaining moisture, with only a minimum loss of yield.

    7: Water resources 1996

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