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lame (LAYM) (adjective)
1. Disabled so that movement, especially walking, is difficult or impossible: Being lame from the accident, Bonita had to step carefully with a cane.

A lame wing kept the bird from flying.

2. Weak and ineffectual; unsatisfactory: Dale made a lame attempt to apologize for his slanderous remarks.

Aurora had some lame excuses for not arriving on time.

lamé (la MAY) (noun)
A brocaded fabric woven with metallic threads, often of gold or silver: Mildred wore a very fancy dress made of lamé to the dance.

Trina's elegant gown sewn with lamé was designed to minimize the fact that she was lame in one leg and had a slight limp.

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(Latin: lame, lameness, a limping; gait impaired [walking disability]; walking with uneven steps)