lattice
n. பின்னல் தட்டி, வரிச்சல், அல்லது தும்பிகளின் பின்னலால் அமைந்த மறைப்பு, பின்னல் வேலைப்படாமைந்த பொருள், பின்னலமைப்புடைய பிழம்புரு, குறுக்குப்பின்னல் கம்பி வலையிட்ட பலகணி, (வினை) வலைப்பின்னலுருவாக்கு, பின்னல் தட்டியமைத்துப் பொருத்து.
Lat"tice, n. Etym: [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.) Defn: 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. 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 Cæsar. Sir T. North.