lames means small steel plates combined so as to slide one upon other and form a piece of armour: plural of lame. Lexicurio rates it Rare gem — a strength score of 83 out of 100.
noun
- Small steel plates combined so as to slide one upon other and form a piece of armour: plural of lame.“FAULD of three lames, fluted. TASSETS of five fluted lames attached to the fauld by two pairs of steel hinges (modern), the bottom edges boldly turned under and roped, the edge of the lower lame hollowed and strongly roped.”