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.