came

1
[ keym ]
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verb
  1. simple past tense of come.

Other definitions for came (2 of 2)

came2
[ keym ]

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

Origin of came

2
First recorded in 1680–90; special use of came “ridge”; see comb, kame1

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British Dictionary definitions for came (1 of 2)

came1

/ (keɪm) /


verb
  1. the past tense of come

British Dictionary definitions for came (2 of 2)

came2

/ (keɪm) /


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

Origin of came

2
C17: of unknown origin

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