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  Laminate: apply an artificial thin layer

  Posted by profmag on September 4, 2024 at 3:31 am

  @etcetera asked “can anything be laminated”. It think this was in reference to a plastic laminating machine, but I took it broader by pointing out our dining room table was laminated. Instructive here is the etymology of the word, which I think originally applied to adding thin layers in the metallurgy of tools to produce a more durable result (see 1660 definition). This implication of actively applying the layer is what defines any kind of lamination today — the 1939 definition.

  https://www.etymonline.com/word/laminate

  

  etymonline.com

  laminate | Etymology of laminate by etymonline

  "to beat or roll into thin plates," from Latin lamina "thin piece of metal or wood, thin… See origin and meaning of laminate.

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