2 entries under this word

Lattice

Lāt'tīçe, n.

noun

(lāt'tīs), n. [Fr. lattis, lath-work, from latte, lath, q. v.]

Sense 1. Any work of wood or iron, made by crossing laths, rods, or bars, and forming a network; as, the lattice of a window; — called also lattice work.

The mother of Sisera looked out at a window, and cried through the lattice. Judg. v. 28.

Lattice-window.

Lattice-work.

Sense 2. Any thing made of, or covered with, strips interwoven so as to form a sort of net-work; especially, a window or window-blind.

Sense 3. (Her.) A bordure formed of perpendicular and horizontal bars, either interlaced or not. It differs from fretty, which crosses bend-wise, dexter and sinister.

A repeating geometric pattern of interlocking dark and light shapes arranged in horizontal rows.
An ornate projecting lattice window with a small framed portrait in its center.
Lattice-window.
A rectangular wooden frame filled with a crisscross lattice pattern.
Lattice-work.
A shield filled with an interwoven pattern of horizontal and vertical bands.

Lāt'tĭce, v. t.

verbtransitive

[imp. & p. p. LATTICED (lāt'tĭst); p. pr. & vb. n. LATTICING.]

  1. To form into open-work.
  2. To furnish with a lattice.