资料来源 : Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)
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.