lames

• IPA^(key): /leɪmz/

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• Hyphenation: lames
• Rhymes: -eɪmz

lames

1. third-person singular simple present indicative of lame

lames

1. plural of lame

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

lames pl (normally plural, singular lame)

1. Small steel plates combined so as to slide one upon other and form a piece of armour: plural of lame.
   • 1962, Wallace Collection (London, England), Catalogue of Armour:

     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.

• Smeal, Salem, semla, mesal, Lemas, almes, males, EMALS, MELAS, Selma, amels, Melas, Males, melas, meals, Smale, leams

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lames f

1. plural of lame

• mâles, mêlas

lamés

1. freshwater fish

lames

1. table

lames

1. second-person singular present indicative of lamer