lathing
/ˈlæθɪŋ/
noun
- The process or work of cutting, shaping, or finishing a material (such as wood or metal) on a lathe.
- The workshop offers classes in metal lathing for beginners.
- Precision lathing is essential for creating parts that fit together perfectly in machinery.
- He spent the afternoon doing lathing on a piece of oak to make a table leg.
- The material (such as thin strips of wood) used as a base for plaster or tiles, or the act of installing such material.
- The old house had wooden lathing behind the plaster walls.
- Before applying the stucco, the workers finished the lathing on the exterior.
- They removed the damaged lathing and replaced it with new strips.
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