A SYSTEM OF THIN NARROW STRIPS OF WOOD NAILED TO RAFTERS, CEILING JOISTS, WALL STUDS OR ANY OTHER FRAMING MEMBER, TO MAKE A GROUNDWORK OR "KEY" FOR SLATES, TILE, OR PLASTERING. EACH STRIP IS CALLED A "LATH".
A mechanically operated process which rotates a nonmetallic or metallic raw material on a horizontal axis. By the process of turning--the subtractive rotational removal of bulk from the work--the material is formed by degrees into a preconceived shape and size.