Also means
wave, sheet (thin flat piece)
Usage Note
Lame refers to the blade of a knife or sword, but also to a thin flat strip of material — une lame de parquet ('a floorboard plank'). Une lame de fond ('a ground swell') is the nautical and figurative expression for a powerful underlying force. Not to be confused with the masculine le lama (the animal).
Examples
"La lame du couteau était très tranchante."
Natural Translation
The knife blade was very sharp.
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