Definition of Latches

1. Noun. (plural of latch) ¹

2. Verb. (third-person singular of latch) ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Definition of Latches

1. latch [v] - See also: latch

Lexicographical Neighbors of Latches

latakia
latakias
latamoxef
latanier
latanier palm
latanoprost
latch
latch-key
latch-key child
latch-key children
latch key
latch on
latch onto
latched
latched on
latches (current term)
latches on
latchet
latchets
latching
latching on
latchings
latchkey
latchkey child
latchkey children
latchkey kid
latchkey kids
latchkeys
latchstring
latchstrings

Literary usage of Latches

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. Building Construction and Superintendence by Frank Eugene Kidder (1915)
"NIGHT-latches. These consist of a latch operated from the outside by a key, ... Night-latches are very extensively used on office-doors, clubhouse doors and ..."

2. Locks and Builders Hardware: A Hand Book for Architects by Henry Robinson Towne (1904)
"Vestibule latches . 653-665 3. Corridor, Room and Closet Door Locks, . . 622-641 4. ... Elevator latches, . . 648 7. Screen Door latches 624 8. ..."

3. The Life and Theatrical Times of Charles Kean, F.S.A. by Fanny Kemble, Kate Field, John William Cole (1882)
"Every door in the house is fastened with wooden latches and packthread ; the identical device of Eed Eiding Hood antiquity, and the solitary bell of the ..."

4. Extension Bulletin by West Virginia University (1917)
"latches Used on End Gates. It is true of all end gates, no matter what type of fastening is used, that the open space between the end gate and the car sides ..."

5. A Treatise on the Progressive Improvement & Present State of the by Robert Hunt, John Holland (1853)
"DOOR latches. UNTIL the invention of the steam-engine, and the in. troduction of that wonderful and complex variety of machinery for spinning and weaving, ..."

6. The Village Homes of England by Sydney Robert Jones (1912)
"North, south, east and west of England little variations IRON DOOR-latches FROM GLOUCESTER- and singularities occur SHIRE AND WARWICKSHIRE ..."

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