lame 1
— 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 ]
lame 2
/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; lamina a thin piece or plate ]