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jamb

1  [jam]
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–noun
1. Architecture, Building Trades.
a. either of the vertical sides of a doorway, arch, window, or other opening.
b. either of two stones, timbers, etc., forming the sidepieces for the frame of an opening.
2. Armor. greave.
Also, jambe.

Origin:
1350–1400; ME jambe < MF: leg, jamb < LL gamba, var. of camba pastern, leg < Gk kamp bend of a limb
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2  [jam]
–verb (used with object), verb (used without object) Obsolete.
jam 1 .

greave

  [greev]
–noun Armor.
a piece of plate armor for the leg between the knee and the ankle, usually composed of front and back pieces.
Also called jamb, jambeau.

Origin:
1300–50; ME greves (pl.) < OF < ?

Related forms:
greaved, adjective
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jamb also jambe   (jām)   
n.  

  1. One of a pair of vertical posts or pieces that together form the sides of a door, window frame, or fireplace, for example.

  2. A projecting mass or columnar part.


[Middle English jambe, from Old French, leg, jamb, from Late Latin gamba, horse's hock, leg; see gambol.]
The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
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Word Origin & History

jamb 
1334, from O.Fr. jambe "pier, side post of a door," originally "a leg, shank," from L.L. gamba "leg, (horse's) hock" (see gambol).
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2001 Douglas Harper
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