Deeper Dive: came

came (kām), noun [Cf. Scot. came, caim, comb, and OE. camet silver.]
A slender rod of cast lead, with or without grooves, used, in casements and stained-glass windows, to hold together the panes or pieces of glass.
Came (kām), imperfect of Come.




-- Webster's unabridged 1913





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