(pl. laths /lɑːθs/)
1- a thin flat strip of wood, especially one of a series forming a foundation for the plaster of a wall or the tiles of a roof or made into a trellis or fence（给内墙抹灰泥及屋顶铺瓦片打底用的）木板条; （做格子结构如葡萄棚或篱笆等所用的）木板条。
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- mass noun
laths
collectively as a building material, especially as a foundation for supporting plaster（总称）木板条（泛指建筑材料）; （尤指抹灰泥前打底用的）木板条。
词源
Old English lætt, of Germanic origin; related to Dutch lat and German Latte, also to LATTICE.