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came

1 American  
[keym] / keɪm /

verb

  1. simple past tense of come.

came 2 American  
[keym] / keɪm /

noun

  1. a slender, grooved bar of lead for holding together the pieces of glass in windows of latticework or stained glass.

came 1 British  
/ keɪm /

verb

  1. the past tense of come

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came 2 British  
/ keɪm /

noun

  1. a grooved strip of lead used to join pieces of glass in a stained-glass window or a leaded light

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Etymology

Origin of came

First recorded in 1680–90; special use of came “ridge”; comb, kame 1

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