lames

See also: lamés

English

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /leɪmz/

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• Hyphenation: lames
• Rhymes: -eɪmz

Etymology 1

Verb

lames

1. third-person singular simple present indicative of lame

Noun

lames

1. plural of lame

Etymology 2

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

Noun

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.

Anagrams

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

French

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Noun

lames f

1. plural of lame

Anagrams

• mâles, mêlas

Ilocano

Noun

lamés

1. freshwater fish

Maricopa

Noun

lames

1. table

Spanish

Verb

lames

1. second-person singular present indicative of lamer