| jamb | (n) upright consisting of a vertical side member of a door or window frame | | jambalaya | (n) spicy Creole dish of rice and ham, sausage, chicken, or shellfish with tomatoes, peppers, onions, and celery | | jambos | (n) used in some classifications for rose apples (Eugenia jambos), Syn. genus Jambos |
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| Jamb | n. [ Prov. E. jaumb, jaum, F. jambe a leg, jambe de force a principal rafter. See Gambol. ] [ 1913 Webster ] 1. (Arch) 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. [ 1913 Webster ] 2. (Mining) Any thick mass of rock which prevents miners from following the lode or vein. [ 1913 Webster ] | | Jamb | v. t. See Jam, v. t. & i. [ 1913 Webster ] | | jambalaya | n. A spicy Creole dish of rice with ham, sausage, chicken, or shellfish, plus tomatoes, and seasoned with peppers, onions, herbs, and celery. [ WordNet 1.5 ] | | Jambeau | n. See Jambes. [ PJC ] Variants: Jambe, Jamb | | jambeau | n. 1. (Ancient armor) See jambes.
Syn. -- greave. [ PJC ] 2. A type of spikefish of the Atlantic Ocean, Parahollardia lineata. [ PJC ] | | Jambee | n. [ See Jamb, n.: cf. OF. jamboier to walk. ] A fashionable cane. [ Obs. ] Tatler. | | Jambeux | { } n. pl. [ From F. jambe a leg: cf. OF. jambiere. See Jamb, n. ] (Ancient Armor) In the Middle Ages, armor for the legs below the knees, usually having front and back pieces; called also greaves. [ Written also giambeux. ] Chaucer. [ 1913 Webster ] Variants: Jambes | | Jambolana | ‖n. [ Cf. Pg. jambolão a kind of tropical fruit. ] (Bot.) A myrtaceous tree of the West Indies and tropical America (Calyptranthes Jambolana), with astringent bark, used for dyeing. It bears an edible fruit. [ 1913 Webster ] | | Jamboree | n. [ Etym. uncertain. Cf. Jambone. ] 1. A noisy or unrestrained carousal or frolic; a spree. [ Slang ] Kipling. A Calcutta-made pony cart had been standing in front of the manager's bungalow when Raja Singh started on his jamboree. W. A. Fraser. [ Webster 1913 Suppl. ] 2. a large festive gathering. [ PJC ] 3. an assembly of boy scouts, usually at the national or international level, including camping among the activities; -- a term adopted by the Boy Scouts organization. [ PJC ] | | Jambul | { , n. [ Hind. jambū, jambūl, prop., the rose-apple tree or its fruit, fr. Skr. jambu, jambū. ] The Java plum; also, a drug obtained from its bark and seeds, formerly used as a remedy for diabetes. [ Webster 1913 Suppl. +PJC ] Variants: Jambool |
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