{ } a. [ Pref. bi- + lamellate. ] (Bot.) Formed of two plates, as the stigma of the Mimulus; also, having two elevated ridges, as in the lip of certain flowers. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. Free from blame; without fault; innocent; guiltless; -- sometimes followed by of. [ 1913 Webster ]

A bishop then must be blameless. 1 Tim. iii. 2. [ 1913 Webster ]

Blameless still of arts that polish to deprave. Mallet. [ 1913 Webster ]

We will be blameless of this thine oath. Josh. ii. 17. [ 1913 Webster ]

Syn. -- Irreproachable; sinless; unblemished; inculpable. -- Blameless, Spotless, Faultless, Stainless. We speak of a thing as blameless when it is free from blame, or the just imputation of fault; as, a blameless life or character. The others are stronger. We speak of a thing as faultless, stainless, or spotless, only when we mean that it is absolutely without fault or blemish; as, a spotless or stainless reputation; a faultless course of conduct. The last three words apply only to the general character, while blameless may be used in reverence to particular points; as, in this transaction he was wholly blameless. We also apply faultless to personal appearance; as, a faultless figure; which can not be done in respect to any of the other words. [ 1913 Webster ]

adv. In a blameless manner. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. The quality or state of being blameless; innocence. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. Destitute of flame. Sandys. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ Flame + -let. ] A small flame. [ 1913 Webster ]

The flamelets gleamed and flickered. Longfellow. [ 1913 Webster ]

{ , a. (Anat.) Between lammellæ or laminæ; as, interlamellar spaces. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. See Lamella. [ 1913 Webster ]

n.; pl. L. Lamellæ E. Lamellas [ L. lamella, dim. of lamina plate, leaf, layer: cf. F. lamelle. Cf. Lamina, Omelet. ] A thin plate or scale of anything, as a thin scale growing from the petals of certain flowers; or one of the thin plates or scales of which certain shells are composed. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. [ Cf. F. lamellaire. ] Flat and thin; lamelliform; composed of lamellAE. -- adv. In thin plates or scales. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. Of or pertaining to lamella or to lamellae; lamellar. [ 1913 Webster ]

{ } a. [ See Lamella. ] Composed of, or furnished with, thin plates or scales. See Illust. of Antennæ. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. (Zool.) One of the Lamellibranchia (also called Pelecypoda). Also used adjectively. [ 1913 Webster ]

{ ‖‖ } n. pl. [ NL. See lamella, and Branchia, Branchiate. ] (Zool.) An earlier name for the class of Mollusca including all those that have bivalve shells, as the clams, oysters, mussels, etc., now called Pelecypoda or Bivalvia. [ 1913 Webster +PJC ]

☞ They usually have two (rarely but one) flat, lamelliform gills on each side of the body. They have an imperfectly developed head, concealed within the shell, whence they are called Acephala. Called also Conchifera, and Pelecypoda. See Bivalve. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. (Zool.) Having lamellar gills; belonging to the Lamellibranchia (also called Pelecypoda). -- n. One of the Lamellibranchia (also called Pelecypoda). [ 1913 Webster ]

a. [ Lamella + L. cornu a horn: cf. F. lamellicorne. See Lamella. ] (Zool.) (a) Having antennae terminating in a group of flat lamellae; -- said of certain coleopterous insects. (b) Terminating in a group of flat lamellae; -- said of antennae. -- n. A lamellicorn insect. [ 1913 Webster ]

‖n. pl. [ NL. See Lamellicorn. ] (Zool.) A group of lamellicorn, plant-eating beetles; -- called also Lamellicornes. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. [ Lamella + -ferous: cf. F. lamellifère. ] Bearing, or composed of, lamellae, or thin layers, plates, or scales; foliated. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. [ Lamella + -form : cf. F. lamelliforme. ] Thin and flat; scalelike; lamellar. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. [ Lamella + rostral : cf. F. lamellirostre. ] (Zool.) Having a lamellate bill, as ducks and geese. [ 1913 Webster ]

‖n. pl. [ NL. See Lamella, and Rostrum. ] (Zool.) A group of birds embracing the Anseres and flamingoes, in which the bill is lamellate. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. [ Cf. F. lamelleux. ] Composed of, or having, lamellae; lamelliform. [ 1913 Webster ]

adv. [ See Lame. ] In a lame, crippled, disabled, or imperfect manner; as, to walk lamely; a figure lamely drawn. [ 1913 Webster ]