came

[ keym ]

/ keɪm /

noun

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

Nearby words

cambridgeshire, cambs, cambyses, camcorder, camden, came, camel, camel case, camel cricket, camel grass, camel hair

Origin of came

1680–90; special use of came ridge; see kame¹, comb¹

Also called ribbon.

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British Dictionary definitions for cames (1 of 2)

came

/ (keɪm) /

verb

the past tense of come

British Dictionary definitions for cames (2 of 2)

came

/ (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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