Chapter Lathe to Lattice of L by Webster's Dictionary (1913 Edition)

3. Recent; modern.

Hath not navigation discovered in these latter ages, whole nations at the bay of Soldania?

Locke.

4. Last; latest; final. [R.] "My latter gasp." Shak.

Latter harvest, the last part of the harvest. — Latter spring, the last part of the spring of the year. Shak.

Latter-day saint
(Lat"ter-day` saint") A Mormon; — the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints being the name assumed by the whole body of Mormons.

Latterkin
(Lat"ter*kin) n. A pointed wooden tool used in glazing leaden lattice.

Latterly
(Lat"ter*ly), adv. Lately; of late; recently; at a later, as distinguished from a former, period.

Latterly Milton was short and thick.

Richardson.

Lattermath
(Lat"ter*math) n. [Cf. Aftermath.] The latter, or second, mowing; the aftermath.

Lattice
(Lat"tice) n. [OE. latis, F. lattis lathwork, fr. latte lath. See Latten, 1st Lath.]

1. Any work of wood or metal, made by crossing laths, or thin strips, and forming a network; as, the lattice of a window; — called also latticework.

The mother of Sisera looked out at a window, and cried through the lattice.

Judg. v. 28.

2. (Her.) The representation of a piece of latticework used as a bearing, the bands being vertical and horizontal.

Lattice bridge, a bridge supported by lattice girders, or latticework trusses. — Lattice girder (Arch.), a girder of which the wed consists of diagonal pieces crossing each other in the manner of latticework. — Lattice plant (Bot.), an aquatic plant of Madagascar whose leaves have interstices between their ribs and cross veins, so as to resemble latticework. A second species is O. Berneriana. The genus is merged in Aponogeton by recent authors.

Lattice
(Lat"tice), v. i. [imp. & p. p. Latticed ; p. pr. & vb. n. Latticing ]

1. To make a lattice of; as, to lattice timbers.

2. To close, as an opening, with latticework; to furnish with a lattice; as, to lattice a window.

To lattice up, to cover or inclose with a lattice.

Therein it seemeth he [Alexander] hath latticed up Cæsar.

Sir T. North.