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lath and plaster

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Noun1.lath and plaster - a building material consisting of thin strips of wood that provide a foundation for a coat of plaster
building material - material used for constructing buildings


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I was then curious, indeed, to see it; and when I came to it, it was nothing but this: it was a timber house, or a house built, as we call it in England, with lath and plaster, but all this plastering was really China ware--that is to say, it was plastered with the earth that makes China ware.
The Further Adventures of Robinson Crusoe by Defoe, Daniel View in context
The sounds that came back were stifled by the lath and plaster, and it seemed moreover as though the speaker had uttered them from the interior of a mug or other drinking vessel; but they were in the voice of Newman, and conveyed a reply in the affirmative.
The Life and Adventures of Nicholas Nickleby by Dickens, Charles View in context
The sound told me there was nothing but lath and plaster under the paper.
Man And Wife by Collins, Wilkie View in context
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