LAMETTA
La*met"ta, n. Etym: [Cf. It. lametta, dim of lama a thin plate.]
Defn: Foil or wire made of gold, silver, or brass. De Colange.
LAMIA
La"mi*a, n. Etym: [L., fr. Gr. (Class. Myth.)
Defn: A monster capable of assuming a woman's form, who was said to devour human beings or suck their blood; a vampire; a sorceress; a with.
LAMINA
Lam"i*na, n.; pl. L. Lamella.
1. A thin plate or scale; a laying over another; — said of thin plates or platelike substances, as of bone or minerals.
2. (Bot.)
Defn: The blade of a leaf; the broad, expanded portion of a petal or sepal of a flower. Gray.
3. (Zoöl.)
Defn: A thin plate or scale; specif., one of the thin, flat processes composing the vane of a feather.