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Lame duck (stock Exchange), a person who can not fulfill his contracts.

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Lame (?), v. t. [imp. & p. p. Lamed (?); p. pr. & vb. n. Laming.] To make lame.

If you happen to let child fall and lame it.

Swift.

Lam"el (?), n. See Lamella.

La*mel"la (?), n.; pl. L. Lamellæ (#), E. Lamellas (#). [L. lamella, dim. of lamina plate, leaf, layer: cf. F. lamelle. Cf. Lamina, Omelet.] a thin plate or scale of anything, as a thin scale growing from the petals of certain flowers; or one of the thin plates or scales of which certain shells are composed.

Lam"el*lar (?), a. [Cf. F. lamellaire.] Flat and thin; lamelliform; composed of lamellæ. -- Lam"el*lar*ly, adv. In thin plates or scales.

Lam"el*la*ry (?), a. Of or pertaining to lamella or to lamellæ; lamellar.

{ Lam"el*late (?), Lam"el*la`ted (?), } a. [See Lamella.] Composed of, or furnished with, thin plates or scales. See Illust. of Antennæ.

La*mel"li*branch (?), n. (Zoöl.) One of the Lamellibranchia. Also used adjectively.

{ ||La*mel`li*bran"chi*a (?), ||La*mel`li*bran`chi*a"ta (?), } n. pl. [NL. See lamella, and Branchia, Branchiate.] (Zoöl.) A class of Mollusca including all those that have bivalve shells, as the clams, oysters, mussels, etc.

They usually have two (rarely but one) flat, lamelliform gills on each side of the body. They have an imperfectly developed head, concealed within the shell, whence they are called Acephala. Called also Conchifera, and Pelecypoda. See Bivalve.

Lam`el*li*bran"chi*ate (?), a. (Zoöl.) Having lamellar gills; belonging to the Lamellibranchia. -- n. One of the Lamellibranchia.

La*mel"li*corn (?), a. [Lamella + L. cornu a horn: cf. F. lamellicorne. See Lamella.] (Zoöl.) (a) Having antennæ terminating in a group of flat lamellæ; -- said of certain coleopterous insects. (b) Terminating in a group of flat lamellæ; -- said of antennæ. -- n. A lamellicorn insect.

||La*mel`li*cor"ni*a (?), n. pl. [NL. See Lamellicorn.] (Zoöl.) A group ||of lamellicorn, plant-eating beetles; -- called also Lamellicornes. || Lam`el*lif"er*ous (?), a. [Lamella + -ferous: cf. F. lamellifère.] Bearing, or composed of, lamellæ, or thin layers, plates, or scales; foliated.

La*mel"li*form (?), a. [Lamella + -form : cf. F. lamelliforme.] Thin and flat; scalelike; lamellar.

Lam`el*li*ros"tral (?), a. [Lamella + rostral : cf. F. lamellirostre.] (Zoöl.) Having a lamellate bill, as ducks and geese.

||La*mel`li*ros"tres (?), n. pl. [NL. See Lamella, and Rostrum.] ||(Zoöl.) A group of birds embracing the Anseres and flamingoes, in ||which the bill is lamellate. || Lam"el*lose` (?), a. [Cf. F. lamelleux.] Composed of, or having, lamellæ; lamelliform.

Lame"ly (?), adv. [See Lame.] In a lame, crippled, disabled, or imperfect manner; as, to walk lamely; a figure lamely drawn.

Lame"ness, n. The condition or quality of being lame; as, the lameness of an excuse or an argument.

La*ment" (?), v. i. [F. lamenter, L. lamentari, fr. lamentum a lament.] To express or feel sorrow; to weep or wail; to mourn.

Jeremiah lamented for Josiah.

2 Chron. xxxv. 25.

Ye shall weep and lament, but the world shall rejoice.

John xvi. 20.

La*ment", v. t. [imp. & p. p. Lamented; p. pr. & vb. n. Lamenting.] To mourn for; to bemoan; to bewail.

One laughed at follies, one lamented crimes.