jamb

Noun

WordNet 3.0

Noun (1)

  1. upright consisting of a vertical side member of a door or window frame
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Webster's Dictionary (GCIDE)

Jamb \Jamb\, Jambe \Jambe\, Jambeau \Jambeau\, n. See Jambes. [PJC]
Jamb \Jamb\, n. [Prov. E. jaumb, jaum, F. jambe a leg, jambe de force a principal rafter. See Gambol.] [1913 Webster]

1.(Arch) The vertical side of any opening, as a door or fireplace; hence, less properly, any narrow vertical surface of wall, as the of a chimney-breast or of a pier, as distinguished from its face. --Gwilt. [1913 Webster]

2.(Mining) Any thick mass of rock which prevents miners from following the lode or vein. [1913 Webster]

Jamb \Jamb\, v. t. See Jam, v. t. & i. [1913 Webster] Jambe Jamb
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