sheet metal slotted and stretched to make a stiff network with openings of various patterns, used for lathing, wastebaskets, and various decorative and semistructural applications.
Origin
1885-90
Examples from the web for expanded metal
Wood lath was gradually superseded by expanded metal lath introduced in the late-nineteenth and early-twentieth century.
The cage structure is made of expanded metal and is supported by brackets carried by legs which rest upon an outer annular plate.
Firm support can be obtained by using flat, expanded metal mesh to support the screen.
The blocks are commonly chalky in nature and may be held in place by chicken wire or expanded metal lath.
Install expanded metal sheave guard that can be easily removed for servicing and inspection.
British Dictionary definitions for expanded metal
expanded metal
noun
1.
an open mesh of metal produced by stamping out alternating slots in a metal sheet and stretching it into an open pattern. It is used for reinforcing brittle or friable materials and in fencing