lath
/læθ/
noun
- A thin, narrow strip of wood used as a base for plaster or as a support for roofing tiles.
- The carpenter nailed wooden lath to the wall before applying the plaster.
- He cut the lath into even strips for the ceiling project.
- Old houses often have lath and plaster walls instead of drywall.
- A material, such as metal mesh or expanded metal, used as a base for plaster in modern construction.
- They installed wire lath before spraying on the stucco.
- Gypsum lath is a common alternative to wooden lath in new buildings.
- The contractor used metal lath to reinforce the plaster on the exterior wall.
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