English Explanatory Dictionary

lames

English dictionary entry

Meanings

verb
  1. third-person singular simple present indicative of lame
noun
  1. plural of lame
noun
  1. Small steel plates combined so as to slide one upon other and form a piece of armour: plural of lame.

Pronunciation

/leɪmz/ LL-Q1860 (eng)-I learned some phrases-lames.wav

Word forms

lames lame

Etymology

Borrowed from French lame (“a thin plate”), from Latin lāmina.

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