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lath
[ lath, lahth ]
noun
- a thin, narrow strip of wood, used with other strips to form latticework, a backing for plaster or stucco, a support for slates and other roofing materials, etc.
- a group or quantity of such strips.
- work consisting of such strips.
- wire mesh or the like used in place of wooden laths as a backing for plasterwork.
- a thin, narrow, flat piece of wood used for any purpose.
verb (used with object)
- to cover or line with laths.
lath
/ ±ôÉ‘Ëθ /
noun
- one of several thin narrow strips of wood used to provide a supporting framework for plaster, tiles, etc
- expanded sheet metal, wire mesh, etc, used to provide backing for plaster or rendering
- any thin strip of wood
verb
- tr to attach laths to (a ceiling, roof, floor, etc)
Derived Forms
- ˈ±ô²¹³Ù³óËŒ±ô¾±°ì±ð, adjective
Other ˜yÐÄvlog Forms
- ±ô²¹³Ù³ól¾±°ì±ð adjective
˜yÐÄvlog History and Origins
Origin of lath1
˜yÐÄvlog History and Origins
Origin of lath1
Example Sentences
The 60 schools in the county that were checked for potentially unsafe ceilings were old buildings constructed using lath and plaster, which can crack and collapse if damaged.
Inspections were launched after a ceiling - made out of lath and plaster - partly collapsed at a Synergy Education Trust academy.
An acre-sized lath house provided shade for tender seedlings, and an innovative rainwater collection system provided water for irrigation six months of the year.
Penny Carpenter, the cabinet member for children’s services, said the issue related to ceilings made from lath and plaster, which was used from the early 18th century, through to the early to mid 20th century.
The heavy plaster, mixed with Portland cement, more than three inches thick and applied to a lath of chicken wire, required an ax to break through.
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