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jamb
1or jambe
[ jam ]
/ dʒæm /
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noun
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.
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Origin of jamb
11350–1400; Middle English jambe<Middle French: leg, jamb <Late Latin gamba, variant of camba pastern, leg <Greek kampḗ bend of a limb
Words nearby jamb
Jamaica rum, Jamaica shorts, Jamal, Jamalpur, Jamal ud-Din, jamb, jambalaya, jambeau, Jambi, jambiya, jambo
Other definitions for jamb (2 of 2)
jamb2
[ jam ]
/ dʒæm /
verb (used with or without object), noun Obsolete.
an obsolete variant of jam1.
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British Dictionary definitions for jamb
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
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