lamina.
plate; veneer; thin sheet of metal/other material; (blade); money/cash;
Meaning & usage
a thin piece or sheet of metal, wood, marble, etc.; a plate, leaf, layer
a red-hot plate used as torture devices for slaves
money, coin, gold, precious metal
a saw (cutting device)
the flap of the ear
the tender shell of an unripe nut
money coin, minted by the Pontiffs of Rome
Where this word comes from
Uncertain; possibly from Proto-Indo-European *stelh₃- (“broad, to broaden”). See lātus, latus.
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