came

[ keym ]

/ keɪm /

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verb

simple past tense of come.

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Other definitions for came (2 of 2)

came²

[ keym ]

/ keɪm /

noun

a slender, grooved bar of lead for holding together the pieces of glass in windows of latticework or stained glass.

Also called ribbon.

Origin of came

1680–90; special use of came ridge; see kame¹, comb

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How to use came in a sentence

The revelations cames as the Irish government today bowed to pressure and announced a full enquiry into the homes.
Irish Care Home Scandal Grows As Children Revealed To Be Used As Vaccine Guinea Pigs|Tom Sykes|June 10, 2014|DAILY BEAST
Rebecca could see the Cames' brown farmhouse from Mrs. Baxter's sitting-room window.
New Chronicles of Rebecca|Kate Douglas Wiggin
These Emaux et Cames constitute Gautiers own pet selection from his works.
The Life and Letters of Lafcadio Hearn, Volume 1|Elizabeth Bisland
He selected and published separately those which satisfied him, in the Emaux et Cames.
The Life and Letters of Lafcadio Hearn, Volume 2|Elizabeth Bisland

The windows are in square clusters, with small lights in hexagonal leaden cames.
Lippincott's Magazine, Vol. 22, August, 1878|Various
Gautier as a poet found his true self in the little pieces of the maux et Cames.
A History of French Literature|Edward Dowden

British Dictionary definitions for came (1 of 2)

came¹

/ (keɪm) /

verb

the past tense of come

British Dictionary definitions for came (2 of 2)

came²

/ (keɪm) /

noun

a grooved strip of lead used to join pieces of glass in a stained-glass window or a leaded light

Word Origin for came

C17: of unknown origin

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