plural laths or lath
1
: a thin narrow strip of wood nailed to rafters, joists, or studding as a groundwork for slates, tiles, or plaster
2
: a building material in sheets used as a base for plaster
3
: a quantity of laths
lath
transitive verb
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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.
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Jeanette Marantos, Los Angeles Times, 26 Sep. 2024
The project includes replacing all of the structure’s steel trusses, as well as all of its Redwood lath roof, which defines the building’s exterior.
—Jennifer Van Grove, San Diego Union-Tribune, 17 Jan. 2024
Beams overhead are original and show where laths once crossed them.
—Adriane Quinlan, Curbed, 24 Aug. 2023
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.
—Thomas Curwenstaff Writer, Los Angeles Times, 5 Mar. 2023
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Jeanette Marantos, Los Angeles Times, 26 Sep. 2024
The project includes replacing all of the structure’s steel trusses, as well as all of its Redwood lath roof, which defines the building’s exterior.
—Jennifer Van Grove, San Diego Union-Tribune, 17 Jan. 2024
Beams overhead are original and show where laths once crossed them.
—Adriane Quinlan, Curbed, 24 Aug. 2023
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.
—Thomas Curwenstaff Writer, Los Angeles Times, 5 Mar. 2023
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“Lath.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/lath. Accessed 23 Nov. 2024.
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lath
noun
ˈlath 
also ˈlat͟h
plural laths or lath
: a thin narrow strip of wood used especially as a base for plaster
lath
verb
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