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kame

1

[ keym ]

noun

, Physical Geography.
  1. a ridge or mound of stratified drift left by a retreating ice sheet.

kame

2

[ keym ]

noun

, Scot.

kame

/ keɪm /

noun

  1. an irregular mound or ridge of gravel, sand, etc, deposited by water derived from melting glaciers

kame

/ kām /

  1. A small hill or ridge consisting of layers of sand and gravel deposited by a meltwater stream at the margin of a melting glacier.

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Word History and Origins

Origin of kame1

1860–65 for this sense; special use of Scots, N dial. kame comb ( Middle English (dial.) camb, kambe, Old English camb, comb ); comb

Origin of kame2

Dialectal variant of comb

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Word History and Origins

Origin of kame1

C19: Scottish and northern English variant of comb

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