Cames
a slender, grooved bar of lead for holding together the pieces of glass in windows of latticework or stained glass.
Historical Examples
The World’s Fair Anonymous
New Chronicles of Rebecca Kate Douglas Wiggin
The Life and Letters of Lafcadio Hearn, Volume 1 Elizabeth Bisland
verb
the past tense of come
noun
a grooved strip of lead used to join pieces of glass in a stained-glass window or a leaded light
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