noun
- a thin, narrow strip of wood used as a support for plaster or tiles
Usage: construction
verb
- to cover or line with laths
Usage: construction
Examples
- The carpenter nailed lath to the wall studs before applying plaster.
- Each lath was carefully spaced to provide proper support.
- The old house had horsehair plaster over wooden lath.
- Workers began to lath the ceiling in preparation for plastering.
- The lath and plaster construction was common in older homes.
- He measured each lath before cutting it to size.