Lames
//leɪmz// noun, verb
noun, verb ·Rare ·Advanced level
Definitions
Noun
- 1 plural of lame form-of, plural
- 2 Small steel plates combined so as to slide one upon other and form a piece of armour: plural of lame. plural, plural-normally
"FAULD of three lames, fluted. TASSETS of five fluted lames attached to the fauld by two pairs of steel hinges (modern), the bottom edges boldly turned under and roped, the edge of the lower lame hollowed and strongly roped."
Verb
- 1 third-person singular simple present indicative of lame form-of, indicative, present, singular, third-person
Example
More examples"FAULD of three lames, fluted. TASSETS of five fluted lames attached to the fauld by two pairs of steel hinges (modern), the bottom edges boldly turned under and roped, the edge of the lower lame hollowed and strongly roped."
Etymology
Borrowed from French lame (“a thin plate”), from Latin lāmina.
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