jamb or post of a door

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• jamb — [jam] n. [ME jambe < OFr, a leg, shank, pier, side post of a door: see GAMB] 1. a side post or piece of a framed opening, as for a door, window, or fireplace: see FRAME 2. a pillar of ore …   English World dictionary

• jamb — side piece of a door, window, etc., early 14c., from O.Fr. jambe pier, side post of a door, originally a leg, shank (12c.), from L.L. gamba leg, (horse s) hock (see GAMBOL (Cf. gambol)) …   Etymology dictionary

• jamb — noun (C) a side post of a door or window …   Longman dictionary of contemporary English

• jamb — [dʒæm] n [Date: 1300 1400; : Old French; Origin: jambe leg , from Late Latin gamba] a post that forms the side of a door or window …   Dictionary of contemporary English

• Door jamb — A diagram of a door, with the jambs labeled. A doorjamb is the vertical portion of the frame onto which a door is secured. The jamb bears the weight of the door through its hinges, and most types of door latches and deadbolts extend into a recess …   Wikipedia

• jamb — [[t]ʤæ̱m[/t]] jambs N COUNT: usu n N A jamb is a post that forms the side part or upright of a door frame or window frame …   English dictionary

• jamb — Yorkshire Dialect Door post …   English dialects glossary

• doorjamb — Synonyms and related words: French door, Samson post, archway, back door, baluster, balustrade, banister, barway, bulkhead, carriage entrance, cellar door, cellarway, door, doorpost, doorway, front door, gate, gatepost, gateway, hatch, hatchway,… …   Moby Thesaurus

• doorpost — Synonyms and related words: French door, Samson post, archway, back door, baluster, balustrade, banister, barway, bulkhead, carriage entrance, cellar door, cellarway, door, doorjamb, doorway, front door, gate, gatepost, gateway, hatch, hatchway,… …   Moby Thesaurus

• gatepost — Synonyms and related words: French door, Samson post, archway, back door, baluster, balustrade, banister, barway, bulkhead, carriage entrance, cellar door, cellarway, door, doorjamb, doorpost, doorway, front door, gate, gateway, hatch, hatchway,… …   Moby Thesaurus

• stile — Synonyms and related words: French door, Samson post, archway, back door, back stairs, baluster, balustrade, banister, barway, bulkhead, carriage entrance, cellar door, cellarway, companion, companionway, door, doorjamb, doorpost, doorway,… …   Moby Thesaurus