Lattice

lat′is, n. a network of cro ed laths or bars, called also Latt′ice-work : anything of lattice-work, as a window: ( her. ) a bearing of vertical and horizontal bars cro ing each other.— v.t. to form into open work: to furnish with a lattice.— ns. Latt′ice-bridge , a bridge with its sides consisting of cro -framing like lattice-work; Latt′ice-gird′er , a girder of which the web consists of diagonal pieces arranged like lattice-work; Latt′ice-leaf , an aquatic plant, native to Madagascar, so called from the singular resemblance of the leaves to open lattice-work—otherwise Lattice-plant , Lace-leaf , Water-yam , or Ouvirandra no .— Red lattice ( Shak. ), a frame of lattice-work painted red, formerly used to fill the windows of an ale-house. [Fr. lattis — latte , a lath.]