JAMB

jamb

(noun) upright consisting of a vertical side member of a door or window frame

Source: WordNet® 3.1

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Etymology

Noun

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.

Hypernyms

• frame

Hyponyms

• (architecture): doorjamb, doorpost

Coordinate terms

• lintel

• sill

Verb

jamb (third-person singular simple present jambs, present participle jambing, simple past and past participle jambed)

(transitive) To fix or attach a jamb to.

Source: Wiktionary

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Jamb, n. Etym: [Prov. E. jaumb, jaum, F. jambe a leg, jambe de force a principal rafter. See Gambol.]

1. (Arch)

Definition: 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.

2. (Mining)

Definition: Any thick mass of rock which prevents miners from following the lode or vein.

Jamb, v. t.

Definition: See Jam, v. t.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition

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