jambe

/ˈd͡ʒæm/

jambe noun: a leg, of an animal or person.

Noun

jambe (plural jambes)

A leg, of an animal or person.
- Lion's jambe, erased, grasping a laurel branch.1828, William Berry, Encyclopaedia Heraldica, Or Complete Dictionary of Heraldry: Dictionary of Heraldry
- [Image of a human leg in armor.] Crest - A jambe, unarmed, excepting the spur, quarterly, or and sa.1844, John Burke, Bernard Burke, Encyclopædia of Heraldry: Or General Armory of England, Scotland, and Ireland, Comprising a Registry of All Armorial Bearings from the Earliest to the Present Time...
(in plural, often) Synonym of jambeau (“a greave”).
- […] cuissarts or cuisses were used to shield the thigh, and boots of steel called greaves or jambes were worn upon the leg between the ancle^([sic]) and the knee. We have no doubt that the jambes were found to act well as preserves, but we think at times the shin must have been sadly jammed in them.1860 August 18, Punch, Or, The London Charivari, page 68
- The spurs are of the goad-form, and the spur-straps are partially covered by the greaves or jambes, which are so formed as to protect the instep and ankle-joints, and are ornamented round the lower edges with a row of studs.1893, Archaeologia Cambrensis: The Journal of the Cambrian Archoeological Association, page 272
Synonyms:

jambeau

கால்

... by the side of which is a pheasant, and at his feet there is a lion's jambe with the claws retracted.1889, Shropshire Archaeological and Natural History Society (Great Britain), Transactions of the Shropshire Archaeological and Natural...
“Over all, on an escutcheon of the first, a jambe gules.” “A jambe gules erased,” said Sir Nigel, shaking his head solemnly.1902, Arthur Conan Doyle, The Works of A. Conan Doyle: The white company, page 167:
Bainbergs were the precursors of the steel greaves or jambes of the fourteenth century.1910, George Clinch, English Costume from Prehistoric Times to the End of the Eighteenth Century, page 189:

plural	jambes

From Middle English jambe, jaumbe, French jambe. Doublet of gam, gamb, gamba, and jamb.

What does jambe mean?: Jambe means a leg, of an animal or person.
What is jambe in Tamil?: Jambe in Tamil is கால். See Jambe meaning in Tamil.
How do you use jambe in a sentence?: ... by the side of which is a pheasant, and at his feet there is a lion's jambe with the claws retracted.
What part of speech is jambe?: Jambe is a noun.
How do you pronounce jambe?: Jambe is pronounced /ˈd͡ʒæm/.
What is the plural of jambe?: The plural of jambe is jambes.

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Last updated: 2026-09-02

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