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 (Ouvirandra fenestralis), 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.