lath

🇺🇸 /læθ/ 🇬🇧 /lɑːθ/
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A long, thin strip of wood used to support plaster on walls and ceilings.

The workers had to remove the old laths before applying the new plaster.

translation

n. A long, thin strip of wood used to support plaster on walls and ceilings.

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Plural laths