1670s, "action of beating into thin plates," noun of action from laminate (v.). Meaning "any layer of laminated substance" is from 1858; meaning "process of manufacturing laminated products" is from 1945.
lamentation
lamented
lamia
laminar
laminate
lamination
Lammas
lamp
lamp-black
lamplight
lampoon
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