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lame (2)
lame [ laym ] (plural lames)


noun 
Definition:
 
thin metal plate in armor: a thin plate of metal, especially one of the overlapping metal plates of which medieval armor was made from the mid-14th century
[Late 16th century. < French (see lamé)]
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