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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.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Qualifier: interior decorating
Topics: architecture, business, carpentry, construction, manufacturing
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Any thick mass of rock that prevents miners from following the lode or vein.
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Topics: business, mining
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Synonym of jambeau (“piece of armor for the leg”).
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Synonyms: jambeau
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To fix or attach a jamb to.
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Usage: transitive
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upright consisting of a vertical side member of a door or window frame
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Broader terms: upright, vertical
Narrower terms: doorjamb, doorpost
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.
Across languages
Translations
34 source translations are retained for this English entry.
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Bashkir:
яңаҡ
(yañaq)
— vertical component that form the side of an opening in a wall
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Catalan:
brancal
— vertical component that form the side of an opening in a wall
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Catalan:
muntant
— vertical component that form the side of an opening in a wall
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Czech:
ostění
— vertical component that form the side of an opening in a wall
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Esperanto:
fosto
— vertical component that form the side of an opening in a wall
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Esperanto:
pordfosto
— vertical component that form the side of an opening in a wall
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Finnish:
pieli
— vertical component that form the side of an opening in a wall
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French:
jambage
— vertical component that form the side of an opening in a wall
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French:
montant
— vertical component that form the side of an opening in a wall
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Galician:
ucheira
— vertical component that form the side of an opening in a wall
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Galician:
tranqueiro
— vertical component that form the side of an opening in a wall
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Galician:
umbreira
— vertical component that form the side of an opening in a wall
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Galician:
nembro
— vertical component that form the side of an opening in a wall
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Galician:
xamba
— vertical component that form the side of an opening in a wall
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Georgian:
წირთხლი
— vertical component that form the side of an opening in a wall
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Georgian:
ამყოლი
— vertical component that form the side of an opening in a wall
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German:
Türpfosten
— vertical component that form the side of an opening in a wall
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Greek:
κάσα
(kása)
— vertical component that form the side of an opening in a wall
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Irish:
ursain
— vertical component that form the side of an opening in a wall
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Old Irish:
airsa
— vertical component that form the side of an opening in a wall
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Italian:
montante
— vertical component that form the side of an opening in a wall
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Italian:
stipite
— vertical component that form the side of an opening in a wall
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Latvian:
stendere
— vertical component that form the side of an opening in a wall
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Macedonian:
до́вратник
(dóvratnik)
— vertical component that form the side of an opening in a wall
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Māori:
tuturu
— vertical component that form the side of an opening in a wall
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Māori:
whakawai
— vertical component that form the side of an opening in a wall
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Polish:
węgar
— vertical component that form the side of an opening in a wall
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Polish:
węgarek
— vertical component that form the side of an opening in a wall
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Portuguese:
ombreira
— vertical component that form the side of an opening in a wall
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Russian:
кося́к
(kosják)
— vertical component that form the side of an opening in a wall
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Spanish:
jamba
— vertical component that form the side of an opening in a wall
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Spanish:
marco
— vertical component that form the side of an opening in a wall
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Ukrainian:
одвірок
(odvirok)
— vertical component that form the side of an opening in a wall
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Welsh:
ystlysbost
— vertical component that form the side of an opening in a wall
