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Gold-lamé and emerald royal boudoir gown from the film Cleopatra. Lamé (/ l ɑː ˈ m eɪ / lah-MAY; French:) is a type of fabric woven or knit [1] with threads made of metallic fiber wrapped around natural or synthetic fibers like silk, nylon, or spandex for added strength and stretch.
Lame duck politicians result from term limits, planned retirement, or electoral losses, and are especially noticeable where political systems build in a delay between the announcement of results and the taking of office by election winners. Even at the local level, politicians who do not seek re-election can lose credibility and influence.
LAME, audio encoding computer software; Lame (armor), a single plate of a suit of armour; Lame (kitchen tool), a blade for scoring bread loaves; Licensed Aircraft Maintenance Engineer (LAME or L-AME), professional title and qualification
What is a lame duck president? A. A president is often referred to as a "lame duck" during the weeks he or she serves in office after his or her successor has been elected. Presidents can also be ...
The so-called lame-duck session — the period from Election Day until the new president takes office the following January — occasionally produces some interesting surprises. There’s also a ...
A final means by which a lame-duck session could occur arises from the constitutional authorization for the president to convene Congress, "on extraordinary occasions," by calling a special session. If Congress convenes, pursuant to this call, after a sine die adjournment and before the next session is scheduled to begin, a new session of the ...
Lame-duck Trudeau pulls off a trade truce. By Jessica Murphy, BBC News, Toronto. ... One question that remains is what this means for the future of the Canada-US relationship. The partnership ...
A lame (/ l æ m, l eɪ m /, from French lame, inherited from Latin lāmina, meaning saw) is a double-sided blade that is used to slash the tops of bread loaves in baking. A lame is used to score (also called slashing or docking ) bread just before the bread is placed in the oven.