Lames

lame ¹  (lm)

adj. lam·er, lam·est

1. Disabled so that movement, especially walking, is difficult or impossible: Lame from the accident, he walked with a cane. A lame wing kept the bird from flying.

2. Marked by pain or rigidness: a lame back.

3. Weak and ineffectual; unsatisfactory: a lame attempt to apologize; lame excuses for not arriving on time.

tr.v. lamed, lam·ing, lames

To cause to become lame; cripple.

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[Middle English, from Old English lama.]

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lamely adv.

lameness n.

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lame ²  (lm)

n.

A thin metal plate, especially one of the overlapping steel plates in medieval armor.

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[French, from Old French, from Latin lmina, thin plate.]