Showing posts with label lamé. Show all posts
Showing posts with label lamé. Show all posts

Friday, October 28, 2016

lame, lamé

Lame or lame means disabled, impaired, or weak, especially in the foot or leg --
He was left lame from an injury he suffered during the war.
The horse will be lame if his hoof isn't treated.

Lamé or lamé means a shiny fabric made with metal threads --
This piece of gold lamé is just the thing for your costume.
We could get some silver lamé, and put stars and a moon on your cape.

Now that you know that, you can say --
"In his blanket trimmed with gold lamé, no one will notice that the horse is lame."

Note--"lame" also means a thin overlapping plate that makes up a piece of armor --
This little trinket may be an old piece of lame from a suit of armor.