lame

lame: lame¹
—lamely, adv. —lameness, n.

/laym/, adj., lamer, lamest, v., lamed, laming, n.

adj.

1. crippled or physically disabled, esp. in the foot or leg so as to limp or walk with difficulty.

2. impaired or disabled through defect or injury: a lame arm.

3. weak; inadequate; unsatisfactory; clumsy: a lame excuse.

4. Slang. out of touch with modern fads or trends; unsophisticated.

v.t.

5. to make lame or defective.

n.

6. Slang. a person who is out of touch with modern fads or trends, esp. one who is unsophisticated.

[bef. 900; ME (adj. and v.); OE lama (adj.); c. D lam, G lahm, ON lami; akin to Lith lúomas]
lame²
/laym/; Fr. /lannm/, n., pl. lames /laym/; Fr. /lannm/. Armor.

any of a number of thin, overlapping plates composing a piece of plate armor, as a fauld, tasset, or gauntlet.

[1580-90; < MF < L lamina a thin piece or plate]

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Synonyms:

Crippled, halt, hobbling / Defective, imperfect / Insufficient, unsatisfactory, weak, feeble, poor, Cripple, make lame

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lame — [ lam ] n. f. • lamme v. 1112; lat. lamina I ♦ 1 ♦ Bande plate et mince d une matière dure (métal, puis verre, bois). Lame de cuivre, de verre, de bois. Petite lame. ⇒ lamelle. Réduire en lames. ⇒ laminer. Lames de parquet, de bois, allongées. ⇒… … Encyclopédie Universelle
lamé — lame [ lam ] n. f. • lamme v. 1112; lat. lamina I ♦ 1 ♦ Bande plate et mince d une matière dure (métal, puis verre, bois). Lame de cuivre, de verre, de bois. Petite lame. ⇒ lamelle. Réduire en lames. ⇒ laminer. Lames de parquet, de bois,… … Encyclopédie Universelle
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Lame — means moving with pain or difficulty, or colloquially, an unconvincing argument. Lame and lamé (derived from the French) may also refer to:*Lameness (equine), lameness in horses. *Lamé (fencing), name of the electrically conductive jacket worn by … Wikipedia
Lame — (l[=a]m), a. [Compar. {Lamer} (l[=a]m [ e]r); superl. {Lamest}.] [OE. lame, AS. lama; akin to D. lam, G. lahm, OHG., Dan., & Sw. lam, Icel. lami, Russ. lomate to break, lomota rheumatism.] 1. (a) Moving with pain or difficulty on account of… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
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lame — LAMÉ, lameuri, s.n. Material textil din mătase, bumbac sau lână cu fire metalice. – Din fr. lamé. Trimis de tavilis, 24.05.2002. Sursa: DEX 98 lamé s. n., art. laméul; (sorturi) pl. laméuri Trimis de siveco, 10.08.2004. Sursa: Dicţionar… … Dicționar Român

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