Read full poem →Pour'd forth his blood beneath the assassin's knife,
Some hand erects a cross of mouldering lath;
And grove and glen with thousand such are rife
Dictionary Entry
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.
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Common Phrases
. lathhouse lathmartensite lathlath metallath woodlath gypsumlath wire
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Poetry examples for “lath”
Excerpts from the ReadingWillow English Library collection.