jamb
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English[edit]
Alternative forms[edit]
- jaum (obsolete)
Etymology[edit]
Middle English jambe, from Middle French jambe (“leg”), from Late Latin gamba. Doublet of gamba, gamb, and gam.
Pronunciation[edit]
Noun[edit]
jamb (plural jambs)
- (architecture, interior decorating, carpentry) Either of the vertical components that form the side of an opening in a wall, such as that of a door frame, window frame, or fireplace.
- (mining) Any thick mass of rock that prevents miners from following the lode or vein.
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Translations[edit]
vertical component that form the side of an opening in a wall
Verb[edit]
jamb (third-person singular simple present jambs, present participle jambing, simple past and past participle jambed)
- (transitive) To fix or attach a jamb to.
Polish[edit]
Pronunciation[edit]
Noun[edit]
jamb m inan
Declension[edit]
declension of jamb
Serbo-Croatian[edit]
Pronunciation[edit]
Noun[edit]
jȁmb m (Cyrillic spelling ја̏мб)
Declension[edit]
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