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Lath and plaster

noun

A building material consisting of thin strips of wood that provide a foundation for a coat of plaster.

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... found that the outside looked all right except that most of the windows were broken. The interior, however, presented a sad and curious appearance. The house had been recently done up in the most expensive style, and its gilded cornices, painted pilasters and other ornaments, with the lath and plaster of walls and ceilings had been blown into ...

— Personal Reminiscences in Book Making - and Some Short Stories • R.M. Ballantyne

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