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

Inspections were launched after a ceiling - made out of lath and plaster - partly collapsed at a Synergy Education Trust academy.

From BBC • Oct. 2, 2024

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.

From Los Angeles Times • Sep. 26, 2024

Readings on lath and plaster can be misleading, though, so if that’s what you have, look for nails in baseboards, which should point to studs, or for electrical outlets, which usually have a stud alongside.

From Washington Post • May 2, 2022

The dining table was a smooth piece of lath supported on both ends by stones.

From "Mrs. Frisby and the Rats of NIMH" by Robert C. O'Brien