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jamb

jamb [ jam ] (plural jambs) or jambe [ jam ] (plural jambes)


noun 
Definition:
 
1. upright support: either of the upright parts of a door or window frame or the sides of a fireplace

2. inside surface: the inside vertical face of an opening

[14th century. Via Italian gamba or Old French jambe "leg" < Greek kampē "bend, joint"]
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