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lathing

lathing noun: invitation. Also the present participle and gerund of lathe.

Noun (1)

lathing (plural lathings)

  1. (UK, dialectal) Invitation.

Noun (2)

lathing (plural lathings)

  1. A covering of laths.

Also used as

lathing is also the present participle and gerund of lathe.

Forms of lathing

plurallathings

Origin of lathing

From Middle English lathinge, from Old English laþung, from Proto-West Germanic *laþungu, equivalent to lathe (“to invite”) + -ing. Cognate with German Ladung, Einladung (“invitiation”).

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

From lath + -ing.

Questions about lathing

What does lathing mean?
Lathing means invitation.
What part of speech is lathing?
Lathing is a noun.
What is the plural of lathing?
The plural of lathing is lathings.

Words near lathing in the dictionary

  1. lathials
  2. lathicharge
  3. lathicharges
  4. lathier
  5. lathiest
  6. lathing
  7. lathings
  8. lathis
  9. lathiyal
  10. lathiyals
  11. lathless

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