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   Laminate (?), v. t. [imp. & p. p. Laminated (?); p. pr. & vb. n. Laminating (?).] [See Lamina.]
   1. To cause to separate into thin plates or layers; to divide into thin plates.
   
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   2. To form, as metal, into a thin plate, as by rolling.
   
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   3. To form by uniting two or more layers (in sheet form) of a material, so that the layers are bonded tightly; as, “plywood has at least three laminated layers”.
   
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   4. To unite (layers in sheet form) by bonding, so as to create a single object with multiple layers; -- used with the material in sheet form as the object; as, “to laminate plywood”.
   
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   laminated (?), a.
   1. Consisting of, or covered with, laminae, or thin plates, sheets, scales, or layers, one over another; laminate.
   
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   2. Hence: Constructed of thin sheets of material, bonded together to form a composite structure having multiple layers.
   
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   Laminated arch (Arch.), a timber arch made of layers of bent planks secured by treenails.
   
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