Wiktionary(1.50 / 4 votes)Rate this definition: 1  dilemma(Noun) A circumstance in which a choice must be made between two or more alternatives that seem equally undesirable. 2  dilemma(Noun) (disputed) A difficult circumstance or problem.
The lathe is an ancient tool, dating at least to ancient Egypt and known to be used in Assyria and ancient Greece. The lathe was very important to the Industrial Revolution. It is known as the mother of machine tools, as it was the first machine tool that lead to the invention of other machine tools.
Plaster and lath is a process that takes several days. Lath Built: A substrate in the form of a grid of lath is nailed perpendicular to the open house studs roughly a finger-width apart from each other. Lath is rough, unfinished wood about 1 to 2 wide and about 3' to 8' long. Sometimes, in lieu of wooden lath, this base surface is a metal grid.