lames
Makes unable walk
Lames is the plural of lame, a thin plate or scale of metal.
The word appears mostly in descriptions of armor, where overlapping lames allowed flexibility at joints while maintaining protection: The gauntlet was constructed of articulated lames.
Lamé, the shimmery metallic fabric, takes its name from these metal plates.
Walk with impaired gait
- crippleSeverely impair function
- disableRemove functional capacity
- impairTo diminish or damage
- incapacitateDeprive of strength or ability
sprain · strain · tendon · hock · horse · veterinary · unsound · gimp
hobble
Walk with impaired gait
incapacitate · sprain · strain · tendon · hock · horse · veterinary · unsound · gimp · hamstring
brocade
Raised-pattern luxury fabric
thread · weave · shimmer · glitter · sparkle · textile · damask · jacquard · embroidery · couture
feeble
Weak and ineffective
- inadequateNot sufficient for purpose
- unconvincingNot able to persuade
- patheticArousing scornful pity
flimsy · poor · weak · excuse · argument · attempt · effort · pitiful · sorry · halfhearted
lamesheals
Restores to wellness
cures · restores · rehabilitates · mends · strengthens
- lame duckOfficeholder serving final term
- lame excuse
- lame brainsFoolish, unintelligent people
- lame duck sessionPost-election legislative period
- laminated glassLayered pane with interlayer
- laminated woodBonded timber layers
lame, laminated, lamination, lameness, laminator, lamely, laming, lamer, laminating