Hypertext Webster Gateway: "lattice"
From Easton's 1897 Bible Dictionary (easton)
Lattice
(1.) Heb. 'eshnabh, a latticed opening through which the cool
breeze passes (Judg. 5:28). The flat roofs of the houses were
sometimes enclosed with a parapet of lattice-work on wooden
frames, to screen the women of the house from the gaze of the
neighbourhood.
(2.) Heb. harakim, the network or lattice of a window (Cant.
2:9).
(3.) Heb. sebakhah, the latticed balustrade before a window or
balcony (2 Kings 1:2). The lattice window is frequently used in
Eastern countries.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)
Lattice \Lat"tice\, v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Latticed}; p. pr. & vb.
n. {Latticing}.]
1. To make a lattice of; as, to lattice timbers.
2. To close, as an opening, with latticework; to furnish with
a lattice; as, to lattice a window.
{To lattice up}, to cover or inclose with a lattice.
Therein it seemeth he [Alexander] hath latticed up
C[ae]sar. --Sir T.
North.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)
Lattice \Lat"tice\, n. [OE. latis, F. lattis lathwork, fr. latte
lath. See {Latten}, 1st {Lath}.]
1. 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}.
The mother of Sisera looked out at a window, and
cried through the lattice. --Judg. v. 28.
2. (Her.) The representation of a piece of latticework used
as a bearing, the bands being vertical and horizontal.
{Lattice bridge}, a bridge supported by lattice girders, or
latticework trusses.
{Lattice girder} (Arch.), a girder of which the wed consists
of diagonal pieces crossing each other in the manner of
latticework.
{Lattice plant} (Bot.), an aquatic plant of Madagascar
({Ouvirandra fenestralis}), whose leaves have interstices
between their ribs and cross veins, so as to resemble
latticework. A second species is {O. Berneriana}. The
genus is merged in {Aponogeton} by recent authors.
From WordNet (r) 1.7 (wn)
lattice
n 1: an arrangement of points or particles or objects in a
regular periodic pattern in 2 or 3 dimensions
2: small opening (like a window in a door) through which
business can be transacted [syn: {wicket}, {grille}]
3: framework consisting of an ornamental design made of strips
of wood or metal [syn: {latticework}, {fretwork}]
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