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•LATCHET a thong (Acts 22:25), cord, or strap fastening the sandal on the foot (Isaiah 5:27; Mark 1:7; Luke 3:16).
•LATIN the vernacular language of the ancient Romans (John 19:20).
•LATTICE (1.) Hebrews ‘eshnabh, a latticed opening through which the cool breeze passes (Judges 5:28). The flat roofs of the houses were sometimes enclosed with a parapet of lattice-work on wooden frames, to screen the women of the house from the gaze of the neighbourhood.
(2.) Hebrews harakim, the network or lattice of a window (Cant. 2:9).