jamb

1

or jambe

[ jam ]
/ dʒæm /

noun

Architecture, Building Trades.
  1. either of the vertical sides of a doorway, arch, window, or other opening.
  2. either of two stones, timbers, etc., forming the sidepieces for the frame of an opening.
Armor. greave.

Origin of jamb

1
1350–1400; Middle English jambe < Middle French: leg, jamb < Late Latin gamba, variant of camba pastern, leg < Greek kampḗ bend of a limb

Words nearby jamb

jamaican, jamaican ebony, jamal, jamal ud-din, jamalpur, jamb, jambalaya, jambeau, jambi, jambiya, jambo

Example sentences from the Web for jambe

  • "Jambe casse, beaucoup mal casse," explained the French scholar.

    Stella Fregelius |H. Rider Haggard

  • "A jambe gules erased," said Sir Nigel, shaking his head solemnly.

    The White Company |Arthur Conan Doyle

British Dictionary definitions for jambe

jamb

jambe

/ (dʒæm) /

noun

a vertical side member of a doorframe, window frame, or lining
a vertical inside face of an opening in a wall

Word Origin for jamb

C14: from Old French jambe leg, jamb, from Late Latin gamba hoof, hock, from Greek kampē joint