/ ˈlɑːmeɪ; NAmE lɑːˈmeɪ/ noun
[ U ] a type of cloth into which gold or silver thread has been twisted
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WORD ORIGIN
1920s: French , from Latin lamina .
/ ˈlɑːmeɪ; NAmE lɑːˈmeɪ/ noun
[ U ] a type of cloth into which gold or silver thread has been twisted
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WORD ORIGIN
1920s: French , from Latin lamina .
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary. Оксфордский английский словарь для изучающик язык на продвинутом уровне. 2005