(lām) adjective
1. Crippled or disabled, especially in the legs.
2. Hence, inefficient; halting.
3. Sore; painful: a lame back.
—v.t. lamed, lam·ing To make lame; cripple. [OE lama. Akin to LAM¹.]
—lame′ly adverb
—lame′·ness noun

(lām) noun
A thin plate of metal; specifically one used in making armor. [<F <L lamina a lamina]

(la·mā′) noun
A fabric woven of flat gold or silver thread, often brocaded, sometimes mixed with silk or other fiber. [<F, orig. pp. of lamer laminate <lame a lame²]