jamb
1or jambe
Architecture, Building Trades.
either of the vertical sides of a doorway, arch, window, or other opening.
either of two stones, timbers, etc., forming the sidepieces for the frame of an opening.
Armor. greave.
Origin of jamb
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How to use jamb in a sentence
A bright flame was burning in that of the common room, and within the very jambs of its monstrous jaws sat Cæsar and Katy.
The Spy | J. Fenimore CooperBelow the low door, with its jambs flanked by long panels covered with hieroglyphs, there was a broad, emblematic square.
The Works of Theophile Gautier, Volume 5 | Theophile GautierThe fire sparkled in the brass dogs and the brass jambs of the fireplace.
Mary Gray | Katharine TynanThe stiles toward the side of the jambs should be one half the rail.
Ten Books on Architecture | VitruviusThe height of the lintel should be equivalent to the width of the jambs at the top.
Ten Books on Architecture | Vitruvius
British Dictionary definitions for jamb
jambe
/ (dʒæm) /
a vertical side member of a doorframe, window frame, or lining
a vertical inside face of an opening in a wall
Origin of jamb
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