Lattice
['lætɪs]
Definition
(noun.) framework consisting of an ornamental design made of strips of wood or metal.
(noun.) an arrangement of points or particles or objects in a regular periodic pattern in 2 or 3 dimensions.
Typist: Sanford--From WordNet
Definition
(n.) Any work of wood or metal, made by crossing laths, or thin strips, and forming a network; as, the lattice of a window; -- called also latticework.
(n.) The representation of a piece of latticework used as a bearing, the bands being vertical and horizontal.
(v. i.) To make a lattice of; as, to lattice timbers.
(v. i.) To close, as an opening, with latticework; to furnish with a lattice; as, to lattice a window.
Checker: Ronnie
Synonyms and Synonymous
n. Trellis, lattice-work.
Checker: Sumner
Definition
n. a network of crossed laths or bars called also Latt′ice-work: anything of lattice-work as a window: (her.) a bearing of vertical and horizontal bars crossing each other.—v.t. to form into open work: to furnish with a lattice.—ns. Latt′ice-bridge a bridge with its sides consisting of cross-framing like lattice-work; Latt′ice-gird′er a girder of which the web consists of diagonal pieces arranged like lattice-work; Latt′ice-leaf an aquatic plant native to Madagascar so called from the singular resemblance of the leaves to open lattice-work—otherwise Lattice-plant Lace-leaf Water-yam or Ouvirandrano.—Red lattice (Shak.) a frame of lattice-work painted red formerly used to fill the windows of an ale-house.
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Examples
- Pleasant, pleasant country,' sighed the enthusiastic gentleman, as he opened his lattice window. Charles Dickens. The Pickwick Papers.
- A very brief exercise of Mr. Sike's art, sufficed to overcome the fastening of the lattice; and it soon stood wide open also. Charles Dickens. Oliver Twist.
- The piece of ordnance referred to, was mounted in a separate fortress, constructed of lattice-work. Charles Dickens. Great Expectations.
- Cautiously he intruded his hand between the meshes of the lattice until his whole arm was within the cabin. Edgar Rice Burroughs. Tarzan of the Apes.
- She turned her head from the lattice, as if unable longer to endure a sight so terrible. Walter Scott. Ivanhoe.
- The viaduct is constructed of limestone and iron lattice-work, and is calculated to bear 7,200 tons. Frederick C. Bakewell. Great Facts.
- Caroline rapidly closed shutter and lattice. Charlotte Bronte. Shirley.
- Lattice-paned, lead framework, three separate windows, one swinging on hinge, and large enough to admit a man. Arthur Conan Doyle. The Return of Sherlock Holmes.
- He pointed to a lattice in one of the college boarding-houses. Charlotte Bronte. Villette.
- Wherefore the night is empty of singing to me: Lean from your lattice, capricious one, And I will sing the strain of the nightingale to the rose. Fergus Hume. The Island of Fantasy.
- She would not permit the gardens to be neglected, nor the very flowers in the cottage lattices to droop from want of care. Mary Shelley. The Last Man.
- The fourth side was the house, a quaint, low-roofed, old-fashioned place, with deep diamond-paned lattices, and stacks of curiously-twisted chimneys. Fergus Hume. The Island of Fantasy.
- That the weather being calm, he rowed round me several times, observed my windows and wire lattices that defended them. Jonathan Swift. Gulliver's Travels into Several Remote Nations of the World.
- The house presented two pointed gables in its front; the windows were latticed and narrow: the front door was narrow too, one step led up to it. Charlotte Bronte. Jane Eyre.
- The old latticed windows, the stone porch, the walls, the roof, the chimney-stacks, were rich in crayon touches and sepia lights and shades. Charlotte Bronte. Shirley.
- Harry cast one slight glance at the latticed window, and jumped into the carriage. Charles Dickens. Oliver Twist.
- Very sombre it was--long, vast, and dark; one latticed window lit it but dimly. Charlotte Bronte. Shirley.
- The sitting-room of our client opened by a long, low, latticed window on to the ancient lichen-tinted court of the old college. Arthur Conan Doyle. The Return of Sherlock Holmes.
- The farmhouses were my delight, with thatched roofs, ivy up to the eaves, latticed windows, and stout women with rosy children at the doors. Louisa May Alcott. Little Women.
Editor: Rebekah