A thin strip of wood or metal that supports plaster, tiles, or shingles in building.

• In petrology, a slender needle-like crystal, often plagioclase, in a glassy matrix.
• A thick, sharp-edged plank used to hold back earth in tunneling; a spill.

建筑中用于支撑灰泥、瓦片等的细窄板条（木或金属）。

• 岩石学中指细长针状晶体，常为斜长石，分布于玻质基质中。
• 掘进或支护时用来挡住松散土体的厚实斜边木板。

To cover or line with laths before plastering or tiling.

在抹灰或铺贴前用板条覆盖或衬垫。

A historical administrative division of Kent, England, now obsolete.

英国英格兰肯特郡的历史性行政区划，现已废止。

A staff or cudgel, especially of an Indian type.

• A monumental pillar in South Asia, such as ancient Buddhist columns.

棍杖，尤指印度式的长棍。

• 南亚的纪念性石柱，如古代佛教石柱。