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lamin|ˈlæmɪn|
Forms: 5–6 lamyn(e, 6–7 lamine, 6– lamin, 7– lamen.
[Anglicized form of next. Cf. F. lamine.]
A lamina; a thin plate or layer (of metal, etc.); a plate of metal used as an astrological instrument or as a charm.
1489Caxton Faytes of A. ii. xxxv. 147 Thys engyn is called Towre. It behoueth hym to be couered that may with lamynes of yron lest fyre sholde be caste or sette therin. 1576Baker Jewell of Health 42 b, Spreade that sediment on a Lamyne of Iron polyshed and burning, or redde hote. 1647Lilly Chr. Astrol. xcvii. 485 Without exact knowledge of the Astrologicall planetary hour, no worthy work can be done, with it wonders, either in collecting Hearbs, framing Sigils, Images, Lamens, &c. 1678Phil. Trans. XII. 976 The cavities hereof [the Nose] are fill'd with many Cartilaginous Lamines distinct one from another. 1682Phil. Collect. XII. No. 5. 159 The increase of the Oyster shell is caused by the addition of a new lamen or plate in the shell. 1783W. F. Martyn Geog. Mag. II. 508 An exfoliated circular lamen of the green part of the tree. 1816Scott Antiq. xxiii, You have used neither charm, lamen, sigil, talisman, spell, crystal, pentacle..nor geomantic figure. 1875Blackmore A. Lorraine III. xxvii. 340 Its lustre and versatile radiance flow from innumerable lamins, united by fusion in the endless flux of years. |