Lattice Meaning
/ˈlæt.ɪs/Definition, CEFR level C1, pronunciation, examples, and quiz.
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Definition
nounA flat panel constructed with widely-spaced crossed thin strips of wood or other material, commonly used as a garden trellis.
nounA bearing with vertical and horizontal bands that cross each other.
Sentence Examples
The lattice structure is strong.
She made a lattice pie crust.
A wooden lattice supported the climbing rose bushes.
CEFR Practice Quiz
The garden fence had a ____ design, with wooden strips crossing each other.
CEFR Practice Quiz (Alternate)
The garden fence was made of a decorative wooden ____ that allowed the climbing plants to grow upward.
Word Origin & History
From Middle English latis, from Middle French lattis (“lathing”), from Old French lattis, from latte (“a lath”), from Frankish *lattu (“a lath”), from Proto-Germanic *laþô (“board; plank; ledge”), from Proto-Indo-European *(s)latn-, *(s)lat- (“beam; log”). Cognate with Old High German latta (“lath”), (German Latte), Old English lætt (“lath”), Middle Low German lāde (“plank, counter, sales counter”), German Laden (“shop”). More at lath.
Literary Quotations & Historical Citations
"It was now in ruin: the deer had climbed the broken palings, and reposed among the flowers; grass grew on the threshold, and the swinging lattice creaking to the wind, gave signal of utter desertion."
— 1826, [Mary Shelley], chapter VII, in The Last Man. […], volume II, London: Henry Colburn, […], →OCLC:
"As we descended the long wooden stairway that leads from the central tower to the Island of Inchgarvie, the straight and simple outlines of the internal viaduct stood out in sharp contrast to the long sweep of the massive tubular arms of the cantilevers, and the complicated network of the lattice cross girders."
— 1950 March, H. A. Vallance, “On Foot Across the Forth Bridge”, in Railway Magazine, page 150:
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CEFR Practice Quiz
The garden fence had a ____ design, with wooden strips crossing each other.
CEFR Practice Quiz (Alternate)
The garden fence was made of a decorative wooden ____ that allowed the climbing plants to grow upward.