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 — lame1 [lām] adj. [ME < OE lama, akin to Ger lahm, ON lami < IE base * lem , to break > Russ lomat , to break] 1. crippled; disabled; esp., having an injured leg or foot that makes one limp 2. stiff and very painful [a lame back] 3. poor … English World dictionary
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 … Universalium
lame — {{11}}lame (adj.) O.E. lama crippled, lame; paralytic, weak, from P.Gmc. *lamon (Cf. O.N. lami, Du., O.Fris. lam, Ger. lahm lame ), weak limbed, lit. broken, from PIE root *lem to break; broken, with derivatives meaning crippled (Cf. O.C.S.… … Etymology dictionary
lame´ness — lame1 «laym», adjective, lam|er, lam|est, verb, lamed, lam|ing. –adj. 1. not able to walk properly; having an injured leg or foot; … Useful english dictionary
lame´ly — lame1 «laym», adjective, lam|er, lam|est, verb, lamed, lam|ing. –adj. 1. not able to walk properly; having an injured leg or foot; … Useful english dictionary
lame — I. adjective (lamer; lamest) Etymology: Middle English, from Old English lama; akin to Old High German lam lame, Lithuanian limti to break down Date: before 12th century 1. a. having a body part and especially a limb so disabled as to impair… … New Collegiate Dictionary
lame — I [[t]leɪm[/t]] adj. lam•er, lam•est, 1) crippled or physically disabled, esp. in the foot or leg so as to cause limping 2) being stiff and sore: a lame arm from playing tennis[/ex] 3) weak; inadequate: a lame excuse[/ex] 4) cvb sts Slang.… … From formal English to slang
armor — n 1. covering, protection, wrapping, sheathing; mail, chain mail, coat of mail, armor plate, armature. 2.Armor. shield, buckler,. Archaic. targe, Class. Myth. aegis; helmet, helm, armet, heaume, casque, sallet, sallade; morion, cabassett, comb… … A Note on the Style of the synonym finder
Hyères (Côte-d'Armor) — Hyères (Côtes d Armor) Pour les articles homonymes, voir Hyères (homonymie). Hyères (Hyère) … Wikipédia en Français