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lath
  • n  a narrow thin strip of wood used as backing for plaster or to make latticework
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lath and plaster
  • n  a building material consisting of thin strips of wood that provide a foundation for a coat of plaster
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lathe
  • n  machine tool for shaping metal or wood; the workpiece turns about a horizontal axis against a fixed tool
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lathee
  • n  club consisting of a heavy stick (often bamboo) bound with iron; used by police in India
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lather
  • n  the froth produced by soaps or detergents
  • n  agitation resulting from active worry
  • n  a workman who puts up laths
  • n  the foam resulting from excessive sweating (as on a horse)
  • v  beat severely with a whip or rod
  • v  form a lather
    The shaving cream lathered
  • v  exude sweat or lather
    this unfit horse lathers easily
  • v  rub soap all over, usually with the purpose of cleaning
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lathi
  • n  club consisting of a heavy stick (often bamboo) bound with iron; used by police in India
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lathyrus
  • n  genus of climbing herbs of Old World and temperate North and South America: vetchling; wild pea
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lathyrus hirsutus
  • n  a weak-stemmed winter annual native to Mediterranean region for long established in southern United States; cultivated as a cover and pasture crop
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lathyrus japonicus
  • n  wild pea of seashores of north temperate zone having tough roots and purple flowers and useful as a sand binder
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lathyrus latifolius
  • n  perennial climber of central and southern Europe having purple or pink or white flowers; naturalized in North America
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lathyrus maritimus
  • n  wild pea of seashores of north temperate zone having tough roots and purple flowers and useful as a sand binder
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lathyrus niger
  • n  perennial of Europe and North Africa; foliage turns black in drying
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lathyrus odoratus
  • n  climbing garden plant having fragrant pastel-colored flowers
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lathyrus palustris
  • n  scrambling perennial of damp or marshy areas of Eurasia and North America with purplish flowers
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lathyrus pratensis
  • n  scrambling perennial Eurasian wild pea having yellowish flowers and compressed seed pods; cultivated for forage
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lathyrus sativus
  • n  European annual grown for forage; seeds used for food in India and for stock elsewhere
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lathyrus splendens
  • n  shrubby California perennial having large pink or violet flowers; cultivated as an ornamental
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lathyrus sylvestris
  • n  European perennial with mottled flowers of purple and pink; sometimes cultivated for fodder or as green manure
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lathyrus tuberosus
  • n  European herb bearing small tubers used for food and in Scotland to flavor whiskey
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