Lat (lt), v. t. To let; to allow. [Obs.] Chaucer.
Lat`a*ki"a (?), n. [Turk.] A superior quality of Turkish smoking
tobacco, so called from the place where produced, the ancient Laodicea.
Latch (lch), v. t. [Cf. F. lécher to lick (of German origin). Cf.
Lick.] To smear; to anoint. [Obs.] Shak.
Latch, n. [OE. lacche, fr. lacchen to seize, As. læccan.] 1. That which
fastens or holds; a lace; a snare. [Obs.] Rom. of R.
2. A movable piece which holds anything in place by entering a notch or
cavity; specifically, the catch which holds a door or gate when closed,
though it be not bolted.