lamé en · NOUN
Etymology
Etymology tree French lame Proto-Indo-European *-h₂ Proto-Indo-European *-éh₂ Proto-Indo-European *-tós Proto-Indo-European *-eh₂tos Proto-Italic *-ātos Latin -ātus Old French -é Middle French -é French -é French lamébor. English lamé Borrowed from French lamé.
Meanings
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(uncountable) A fabric made from gold or silver threads and silk, wool or cotton.
Their king, Xerxes (Rodrigo Santoro), an epicene seven-footer with a shaved head and what looks like a gold-lamé thong, lounges on cushions in his court, surrounded by aroused lesbians intertwined and writhing like snakes in a basket.
2007 April 2, David Denby, “Men Gone Wild”, in The New Yorker, archived from the original on 20 Aug 2019:
- (countable) The electrically conductive jacket worn by foil and sabre fencers.
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| lamés | Number=Plur | lexicographic |
Translations (12)
ro lame (fabric) · it lamé (fabric) · pl lama (fabric) · cy eurwe (fabric) · ca lamé (fabric) · ca llama (fabric) · el λαμέ (fabric) · fi lamee (fabric) · cy lamé (fabric) · es lamé (fabric) · tr lame (fabric) · ru ламе́ (fabric)