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Added 9 October 2026

lattice

/ˈlæt.ɪs/ noun

In Latin: cancellī, clāthrī Wiktionary

noun Definition from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA). Pronunciation from Wiktionary, via Kaikki.org. More about lattice at Wordnik → Where our words come from →

A flat panel constructed with widely-spaced crossed thin strips of wood or other material, commonly used as a garden trellis.
A bearing with vertical and horizontal bands that cross each other.
A regular spacing or arrangement of geometric points, often decorated with a motif.

verb

To make a lattice of.
to lattice timbers
To close, as an opening, with latticework; to furnish with a lattice.
to lattice a window

Origin

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.

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