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lathekin

lathekin noun: a tool used by glaziers making leaded windows and other stained glass items. It is a short piece of wood or plastic straight on one edge, with the other side indented or rounded. It is used for such purposes as applying metal to the edges of glass or cleaning excess cement.

Noun

lathekin (plural lathekins)

  1. A tool used by glaziers making leaded windows and other stained glass items. It is a short piece of wood or plastic straight on one edge, with the other side indented or rounded. It is used for such purposes as applying metal to the edges of glass or cleaning excess cement.
    • The lathekin, the most ancient tool of the glazier, is simply a piece of hard wood-box, lance, or ebony-cut to the shape shown, for opening, pressing and regulating the leads.1902, Ernest Richard Suffling, A Treatise on the Art of Glass Painting: Prefaced with a Review of Ancient Glass, Scott, Greenwood and Company, page 126
    • A lathekin is simply a piece of hard wood that is wedge-shaped and runs along the channel of the lead opening the leaf.1988, Matthew Lloyd, Janet Blackmore, Glass for a Beautiful Home, Merehurst Press, page 83

Forms of lathekin

plurallathekins

Questions about lathekin

What does lathekin mean?
Lathekin means a tool used by glaziers making leaded windows and other stained glass items. It is a short piece of wood or plastic straight on one edge, with the other side indented or rounded. It is used for such purposes as applying metal to the edges of glass or cleaning excess cement.
What part of speech is lathekin?
Lathekin is a noun.
What is the plural of lathekin?
The plural of lathekin is lathekins.

Words near lathekin in the dictionary

  1. lathe carrier
  2. lathe carriers
  3. lathed
  4. lathee
  5. lathees
  6. lathekin
  7. lathekins
  8. latheless
  9. lathelike
  10. Lathem
  11. latheman

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