Definitions

from The Century Dictionary.

  • noun A lath.
  • An obsolete or dialectal form of let.
  • A Middle English form of leadeth, third person singular present indicative of lead.
  • An obsolete or dialectal form of let.
  • noun In Indian arch., an isolated shaft or pillar, serving for various purposes, as for bearing inscriptions or religious emblems, or a statue or image, for supporting a lamp, or even for a flagstaff. Lats are always original, and often elegant in design. Also called stambha.
  • noun An abbreviation of Latin;
  • noun of latitude.
  • Slow; tedious.
  • Unseasonable; wet (of weather).

from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.

  • transitive verb obsolete To let; to allow.

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  • noun A Latvian coin and national monetary unit

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  • noun a broad flat muscle on either side of the back

Etymologies

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From Latvian lats

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  • The singular form of the Latvian coin is actually lats. But don't worry, lat is still an acceptable Scrabble word.

    June 29, 2010