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lathekins

lathekins is the plural of lathekin.

Meaning of lathekin

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

Questions about lathekins

What is lathekins the plural of?
Lathekins is the plural of lathekin.

Words near lathekins in the dictionary

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

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