La Lāmina

1. (literally, Classical Latin) a thin piece or sheet of metal, wood, marble, etc.; a plate, leaf, layer
2. (transferred sense)
   1. a red-hot plate used as torture devices for slaves
   2. money, coin, gold, precious metal
   3. a saw (cutting device)
   4. (anatomy) the flap of the ear
   5. the tender shell of an unripe nut