Bible Dictionaries
Lathe

Webster's Dictionary

Search for…

Enter query below:

or

A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z

Prev Entry
Lath-Shaped

Next Entry
Lathed

Resource Toolbox

Print Article

Additional Links

Dictionaries
Webster Dictionary
• Laths
• Lathing
• Lathed
•   (only first 3 shown)
Encyclopedias
1911 Encyclopedia Britannica
• Lath
• Lathe

(1):

(n.) A machine for turning, that is, for shaping articles of wood, metal, or other material, by causing them to revolve while acted upon by a cutting tool.

(2):

(n.) The movable swing frame of a loom, carrying the reed for separating the warp threads and beating up the weft; - called also lay and batten.

(3):

(n.) Formerly, a part or division of a county among the Anglo-Saxons. At present it consists of four or five hundreds, and is confined to the county of Kent.

(4):

(n.) A granary; a barn.