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; Middle English jambe < Middle French: leg, jamb < Late Latin gamba, variant of camba pastern, leg < Greek kampḗ bend of a limb
1350–1400; Middle English jambe < Middle French: leg, jamb < Late Latin gamba, variant of camba pastern, leg < Greek kampḗ bend of a limb
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| —n | |
| 1. | a vertical side member of a doorframe, window frame, or lining |
| 2. | a vertical inside face of an opening in a wall |
| [C14: from Old French jambe leg, jamb, from Late Latin gamba hoof, hock, from Greek kampē joint] | |
| jambe or jambe | |
| —n | |
| [C14: from Old French jambe leg, jamb, from Late Latin gamba hoof, hock, from Greek kampē joint] | |
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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).
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