lath

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And then there were moments of “11,000 Strings” that sounded like the musical aviaries of Olivier Messiaen emanating from a far away lath house.

From The Wall Street Journal • Oct. 6, 2025

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.

From BBC • Sep. 11, 2024

Lee points out a nest of bees that thrum inside the wall near the broad main staircase, the hive built amid the exposed lath.

From Washington Post • Aug. 10, 2021

The only way to truly fix it, he said, was to tear out the plaster, down to the beams, inspect and rebuild the rotting lath and replaster the entire ceiling.

From New York Times • Jul. 1, 2020

Inside, it was warmer than when we left, because Woody was already making good his promise to Mama, tacking up some ends of lath he’d found, stuffing rolled paper around the door frame.

From "Farewell to Manzanar" by Jeanne Houston