lame
1. lame \'la-m\ aj [ME, fr. OE lama; akin to OHG lam lame, Lith li`mti to
bre]ak down 1a: physically disabled; also : having a part and esp. a limb
so d isabled as to impair freedom of movement 1b: halting in movement :
LIMPING 2: lacking needful or desirable substance : WEAK {a ~ excu se} -
lame.ly av
2. lame vt 1: to make lame : CRIPPLE 2: to make weak or ineffective :
DISABLE
3. lame \'la-m, 'lam\ n [MF, fr. L lamina] 1: a thin plate esp. of metal :
LAMINA pl 2: small overlapping steel plates joined to slide on one
another (as in med ieval armor)
4. la.me \la:-'ma-, la-\ n [F] : a brocaded clothing fabric made from any
of various fibers combined with tinsel filling threads often of gold or
silver