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jambier

jambier noun: a foot rest.

Noun

jambier (plural jambiers)

  1. (dated, rare) A foot rest.
    • In front of the chair frame is a jambier strongly hinged thereto; the jambier is provided with a footboard which slides along it in grooves by means of a spring secured at top to the former and at bottom to the latter.1869, Patents for inventions. Abridgments of specifications

Forms of jambier

pluraljambiers

Origin of jambier

French?

Questions about jambier

What does jambier mean?
Jambier means a foot rest.
What part of speech is jambier?
Jambier is a noun.
What is the plural of jambier?
The plural of jambier is jambiers.

Words near jambier in the dictionary

  1. jambeux
  2. Jambhala
  3. Jambi
  4. jambia
  5. jambias
  6. jambier
  7. jambiers
  8. jambing
  9. jambite
  10. jambites
  11. jambiya

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