LATH-SHAPED
Lath"-shaped`, a.
Defn: Having a slender elongated form, like a lath; — said of the feldspar of certain igneous rocks, as diabase, as seen in microscopic sections.
LATHWORK
Lath"work`, n.
Defn: Same as Lathing.
LATHY
Lath"y, a.
Defn: Like a lath; long and slender.
A lathy horse, all legs and length. R. Browning.
LATIAN
La"tian, a.
Defn: Belonging, or relating, to Latium, a country of ancient Italy.
See Latin.
LATIBULIZE
La*tib"u*lize, v. i. [imp. & p. p. Latibulized (; p. pr. & vb. n.
Latibulizing.] Etym: [L. latibulum hiding place, fr. latere to lie
hid.]
Defn: To retire into a den, or hole, and lie dormant in winter; to retreat and lie hid. [R.] G. Shaw.