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Meanings of batten in английском

испанский
asegurar con tablas

Furnish with battens.

        asegurar con tablas
        русский
        латы
        каталонский
        sabre

        Strips used to support the roach of a sail.

              латы

              Thin plank of wood used in a roof on which are fixed the slates.

                    Stuffing made of rolls or sheets of cotton wool or synthetic fiber.

                          Synonyms
                          Examples for "lath"
                          Examples for "lath"
                          1
                          Entering the cloth and lath superstructure he found himself in pitch darkness.
                          Spring Street / A Story of Los Angeles
                          2
                          With the lath still in his hand, he slowly approached the midwife.
                          The hangman's daughter
                          3
                          But, of course, all this lath- and-plaster had to be given up.
                          The Brick Moon, and Other Stories
                          4
                          Was he a man of real force, or was he painted lath?
                          The Dweller on the Threshold
                          5
                          There was no lath and plaster; the walls were made of matched boards.
                          The New England Magazine Volume 1, No. 3, March, 1886 / Bay Stat...
                          1
                          Hamilton followed her into the sloping-roofed , lath-and-plaster pent-house that had been run up between the back of the stage and the wall of the building.
                          Six Women
                          Usage of batten in английском
                          1
                          Concealed a pretty hefty batten' behind screens that looked like deck loads.
                          Alas, Babylon
                          2
                          We had to batten down everything, and lash ourselves to the deck.
                          Freaks of Fortune; or, Half Round the World
                          3
                          They were ill suited for a boy to hear and batten on.
                          Princess Maritza
                          4
                          Well, a girl should batten down and bail, not run the rigging.
                          The Slow Regard of Silent Things
                          5
                          The crash-proof, latticed gate was already rolling to batten down the exit.
                          Internecine
                          6
                          By the third motion the batten crowds this weft-thread into place.
                          Home Life in Colonial Days
                          7
                          It is determined to batten down the hatches and wait out the storm.
                          The Irish Times
                          8
                          So other missions are suspended while you batten down the hatches.
                          Seveneves
                          9
                          They must a broke through when ye knocked off the batten.
                          Ran Away to Sea
                          10
                          Constantly trying to batten the feeling down only made it worse.
                          The road to rome: a forgotten legion chronicle
                          11
                          The rest of you, batten down your hatches and pray for the best.
                          Flesh Eaters
                          12
                          We'll go back to your place, make sure everything's fine, batten down the hatches.
                          Ashes and bones: an emma fielding mystery
                          13
                          Next mark on the batten the ends of the braces.
                          Things To Make
                          14
                          So, before you batten down the hatches, pay attention to what's really shaking down.
                          Ebony
                          15
                          Perhaps the crew were about to batten down the hatches.
                          Dick Cheveley: His Adventures and Misadventures
                          16
                          Marcus didn't always manage to batten down all his reactions.
                          Anvil Gate
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                          Translations for batten
                          каталонский
                          sabre
                          Batten through the time
                          Batten across language varieties
                          United Kingdom
                          Common