From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 [gcide]:
Lathe \Lathe\ (l[=a][th]), noun [OE. lathe a granary; akin to G. lade a chest, Icel. hla[eth]a a storehouse, barn; but cf. also Icel. l["o][eth] a smith's lathe. Senses 2 and 3 are perh. of the same origin as lathe a granary, the original meaning being, a frame to hold something. If so, the word is from an older form of E. lade to load. See {Lade} to load.]
1. A granary; a barn. [Obs.] --Chaucer.
2. (Mach.) A machine for turning, that is, for shaping articles of wood, metal, or other material, by causing them to revolve while acted upon by a cutting tool.
3. The movable swing frame of a loom, carrying the reed for separating the warp threads and beating up the weft; -- called also {lay} and {batten}.
{Blanchard lathe}, a lathe for turning irregular forms after a given pattern, as lasts, gunstocks, and the like.
{Drill lathe}, or {Speed lathe}, a small lathe which, from its high speed, is adapted for drilling; a hand lathe.
{Engine lathe}, a turning lathe in which the cutting tool has an automatic feed; -- used chiefly for turning and boring metals, cutting screws, etc.
{Foot lathe}, a lathe which is driven by a treadle worked by the foot.
{Geometric lathe}. See under {Geometric}
{Hand lathe}, a lathe operated by hand; a power turning lathe without an automatic feed for the tool.
{Slide lathe}, an engine lathe.
{Throw lathe}, a small lathe worked by one hand, while the cutting tool is held in the other.
From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 [gcide]:
Batten \Bat"ten\, noun [F. battant. See {Batter}, verb (used with an object)] The movable bar of a loom, which strikes home or closes the threads of a woof.
From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 [gcide]:
Batten \Bat"ten\ (b[a^]t"t'n), verb (used with an object) [imp. & p. p. {Battened} (b[a^]t"t'nd); p. pr. & vb. n. {Battening}.] [See {Batful}.]
1. To make fat by plenteous feeding; to fatten. ''Battening our flocks.'' --Milton.
2. To fertilize or enrich, as land.
From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 [gcide]:
Batten \Bat"ten\, verb (used without an object) To grow fat; to grow fat in ease and luxury; to glut one's self. --Dryden.
The pampered monarch lay battening in ease. --Garth.
Skeptics, with a taste for carrion, who batten on the hideous facts in history, -- persecutions, inquisitions. --Emerson.
From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 [gcide]:
Batten \Bat"ten\, noun [F. b[^a]ton stick, staff. See {Baton}.] A strip of sawed stuff, or a scantling; as, (a) pl. (Com. & Arch.) Sawed timbers about 7 by 2 1/2 inches and not less than 6 feet long. --Brande & C. (b) (Naut.) A strip of wood used in fastening the edges of a tarpaulin to the deck, also around masts to prevent chafing. (c) A long, thin strip used to strengthen a part, to cover a crack, etc.
{Batten door} (Arch.), a door made of boards of the whole length of the door, secured by battens nailed crosswise.
From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 [gcide]:
Batten \Bat"ten\, verb (used with an object) To furnish or fasten with battens.
{To batten down}, to fasten down with battens, as the tarpaulin over the hatches of a ship during a storm.
From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:
noun
1: stuffing made of rolls or sheets of cotton wool or synthetic fiber [syn: {batting}]
2: a strip fixed to something to hold it firm
verb
1: furnish with battens; "batten ships" [syn: {batten down}, {secure}]
2: secure with battens; "batten down a ship's hatches"
From Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0 [moby-thes]:
174 Moby Thesaurus words for "batten": Mystik tape, Scotch tape, act drop, adhesive tape, anchor, articulate, asbestos, asbestos board, backdrop, band, bandage, bang, bar, barricade, batten down, belay, belt, bloom, blossom, bolt, bolt down, boom, border, buckle, butt, button, button up, cellophane tape, chain, choke, choke off, clap, clasp, cleat, clip, close, close up, cloth, cloth tape, constrict, contain, contract, coulisse, counterweight, cover, cram, curtain, curtain board, cyclorama, decor, devour, dovetail, drop, drop curtain, engorge, fascia, fasten, fasten down, fatten, fillet, fire curtain, flat, flipper, flourish, flower, fold, fold up, friction tape, girdle, glut, gluttonize, gobble, gorge, gormandize, grow fat, gulp, gulp down, guttle, guzzle, hanging, hasp, hinge, hitch, hook, jam, joint, key, latch, lath, ligula, ligule, list, live to eat, lock, lock out, lock up, make fast, make secure, make sure, masking tape, miter, moor, mortise, nail, occlude, padlock, peg, pin, plank, plastic tape, plumb, rabbet, rag, raven, ribband, ribbon, rivet, scarf, scene, scenery, screen, screw, seal, seal off, seal up, secure, sew, shred, shut, shut the door, shut up, side scene, skewer, slam, slat, slip, snap, spill, spline, squeeze shut, stage screw, staple, stick, stitch, strake, strangle, strap, strip, strop, stuff, tab, tableau, tack, taenia, tape, tape measure, tapeline, teaser, tether, thrive, ticker tape, tie, toggle, tormentor, transformation, transformation scene, wedge, wing, wingcut, wolf, wolf down, woodcut, zip up, zipper
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