Part 6394

<i>Holland.</i>

<h1>Latex</h1> <Xpage=832>

<hw>La"tex</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>n.</tt> <ety>[L.]</ety> <fld>(Bot.)</fld> <def>A milky or colored juice in certain plants in cavities (called <i>latex cells</i> or <i>latex tubes</i>). It contains the peculiar principles of the plants, whether aromatic, bitter, or acid, and in many instances yields caoutchouc upon coagulation.</def> <-- producedby &and; containedin latex cells, -->

<h1>Lath</h1> <Xpage=832>

<hw>Lath</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>n.</tt>; <plu>pl. <plw>Laths</plw> <tt>(#)</tt></plu>. <ety>[OE. <ets>laththe</ets>, <ets>latthe</ets>, <ets>latte</ets>, AS. <ets>l\'91tta</ets>; akin to D. <ets>lat</ets>, G. <ets>latte</ets>, OHG. <ets>latta</ets>; cf. W. <ets>llath</ets> a rod, staff, yard. Cf. <er>Lattice</er>, <er>Latten</er>.]</ety> <def>A thin, narrow strip of wood, nailed to the rafters, studs, or floor beams of a building, for the purpose of supporting the tiles, plastering, etc. A corrugated metallic strip or plate is sometimes used.</def>

<cs><col>Lath brick</col>, <cd>a long, slender brick, used in making the floor on which malt is placed in the drying kiln.</cd> <col>Lath nail</col> <cd>a slender nail for fastening laths.</cd></cs>

<h1>Lath</h1> <Xpage=832>

<hw>Lath</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>v. t.</tt> <wordforms>[<tt>imp. & p. p.</tt> <er>Lathed</er> <tt>(?)</tt>; <tt>p. pr. & vb. n.</tt> <er>Lathing</er>.]</wordforms> <def>To cover or line with laths.</def>

<h1>Lathe</h1> <Xpage=832>

<hw>Lathe</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>n.</tt> <ety>[AS.<ets>l&aemac;&edh;</ets>. Of. uncertain origin.]</ety> <def>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.</def> <altsp>[Written also <asp>lath</asp>.]</altsp>

<i>Brande & C.</i>

<h1>Lathe</h1> <Xpage=832>

<hw>Lathe</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>n.</tt> <ety>[OE. <ets>lathe</ets> a granary; akin to G. <ets>lade</ets> a chest, Icel. <ets>hla&edh;a</ets> a storehouse, barn; but cf. also Icel. <ets>l\'94&edh;</ets> a smith's lathe. Senses 2 and 3 are perh. of the same origin as <ets>lathe</ets> a granary, the original meaning being, a frame to hold something. If so, the word is from an older form of E. <ets>lade</ets> to load. See <er>Lade</er> to load.]</ety> <p><b>1.</b> <def>A granary; a barn.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark>

<i>Chaucer.</i>

<p><b>2.</b> <fld>(Mach.)</fld> <def>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.</def> <-- "turning" here is in the sense of cutting while turning. turn 6 and turning 4, in this dict. -->

<p><b>3.</b> <def>The movable swing frame of a loom, carrying the reed for separating the warp threads and beating up the weft; -- called also <altname>lay</altname> and <altname>batten</altname>.</def>

<cs><col>Blanchard lathe</col>, <cd>a lathe for turning irregular forms after a given pattern, as lasts, gunstocks, and the like.</cd> -- <mcol><col>Drill lathe</col>, &or; <col>Speed lathe</col></mcol>, <cd>a small lathe which, from its high speed, is adapted for drilling; a hand lathe.</cd> -- <col>Engine lathe</col>, <cd>a turning lathe in which the cutting tool has an automatic feed; -- used chiefly for turning and boring metals, cutting screws, etc.</cd> -- <col>Foot lathe</col>, <cd>a lathe which is driven by a treadle worked by the foot.</cd> -- <col>Geometric lathe</col>. See under <er>Geometric</er> -- <col>Hand lathe</col>, <cd>a lathe operated by hand; a power turning lathe without an automatic feed for the tool.</cd> -- <col>Slide lathe</col>, <cd>an engine lathe.</cd> -- <col>Throw lathe</col>, <cd>a small lathe worked by one hand, while the cutting tool is held in the other.</cd></cs>

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<h1>Lather</h1> <Xpage=833>

<hw>Lath"er</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>n.</tt> <ety>[AS. <ets>le\'a0&edh;or</ets> niter, in <ets>le\'a0&edh;orwyrt</ets> soapwort; cf. Icel. <ets>lau<?/r</ets>; perh. akin to E. <ets>lye</ets>.]</ety>

<p><b>1.</b> <def>Foam or froth made by soap moistened with water.</def>

<p><b>2.</b> <def>Foam from profuse sweating, as of a horse.</def>

<h1>Lather</h1> <Xpage=833>

<hw>Lath"er</hw>, <tt>v. t.</tt> <wordforms>[<tt>imp. & p. p.</tt> <er>Lathered</er> <tt>(?)</tt>; <tt>p. pr. & vb. n.</tt> <er>Lathering</er>.]</wordforms> <ety>[AS. <ets>l&emac;&edh;rian</ets> to lather, anoint. See <er>Lather</er>, <tt>n.</tt> ]</ety> <def>To spread over with lather; <as>as, to <ex>lather</ex> the face</as>.</def>

<h1>Lather</h1> <Xpage=833>

<hw>Lath"er</hw>, <tt>v. i.</tt> <def>To form lather, or a froth like lather; to accumulate foam from profuse sweating, as a horse.</def>

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<hw>Lath"er</hw>, <tt>v. t.</tt> <ety>[Cf. <er>Leather</er>.]</ety> <def>To beat severely with a thong, strap, or the like; to flog.</def> <mark></mark>