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Definition of Lathwork
1. n. Same as Lathing.
Definition of Lathwork
1. Noun. A covering of laths. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Lathwork
1. lathing [n -S] - See also: lathing
Lexicographical Neighbors of Lathwork
Literary usage of Lathwork
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. A Dictionary of Mechanical Science, Arts, Manufactures, and Miscellaneous by Alexander Jamieson (1829)
"There is one advantage of casing external walls with lathwork, which is independent
of ... lathwork casing should be composed of well-seasoned heart laths, ..."
2. Practical Building Construction by John Parnell Allen (1897)
"For the same reasons walls behind skirtings, etc., should be rendered up.
In elevation, lathwork on battens looks exactly like ..."
3. The Panorama of Science and Art: Embracing the Sciences of Aerostation by James Smith (1815)
"Another expedient in common use, intended to secure the dryness of the walls when
lathwork is deemed too expensive, consists in leaving a portion of the ..."
4. The Chemical Trade Journal (1890)
"It then passes over stages of lathwork, and is split up into small particles, so
lhat the air affects it thoroughly before it falls into the reservoir. ..."
5. The Land of the Midnight Sun: Summer and Winter Journeys Through Sweden by Paul Belloni Du Chaillu (1888)
"On one side is the dwelling-house, of a white color, often built of bricks
plastered over, and sometimes of wood, with lathwork covered with mortar, ..."
6. Americanisms: The English of the New World by Maximilian Schele De Vere (1872)
"... made of lathwork, with diverging walls of stone." The fact that the plural of
the word wharf differs in England and here, is characteristic of the ..."
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