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laminate

la·mi·nate

UK/ˈlæmɪnət/ US/ˈlæmʌˌneɪt/ rare
verb (4) noun (1)

verb

1.

create laminate by putting together several thin sheets of a material

2.

press or beat (metals) into thin sheets

3.

cover with a thin sheet

  • “laminate the table”
4.

split (wood) into thin sheets

noun

1.

a sheet of material made by bonding two or more sheets or layers

Origin

First attested in 1666; borrowed from New Latin laminātus, perfect passive participle of laminō (attested since the first quarter of the 16th century), from Latin lāmina (“thin sheet of metal/other material”), see -ate (etymology 1, 2 and 3).

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