Definitions
upright consisting of a vertical side member of a door or window frame
Word origin
From Middle English jambe, jaumbe, from Old French jambe (“leg”), from Late Latin gamba (“hock, shank, leg, thigh”), from Ancient Greek καμπή (kampḗ, “turning post, bend or flexure”). Doublet of gam, gamb, gamba, and jambe.
Used in a sentence
“The light of the moon gleamed on his steel helmet, his globular corslet, and the taces cuisses, or thigh pieces, and steel jambs which protected his legs.”
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Used as a crossword answer1 curated clues
01“Door sidepiece”4 letters
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