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.
Synonym of jambeau (“piece of armor for the leg”).
Any thick mass of rock that prevents miners from following the lode or vein.
To fix or attach a jamb to.
A vertical band down the middle of a shield.
Limits, bounds (especially before of).
A cheese scoop.
The bounds of morality, good behaviour or judgment in civilized company, in the phrase beyond the pale.
A wooden stake; a picket.
Feeble, faint.
Light in color.
Having a pallor (a light color, especially due to sickness, shock, fright etc.).
To make pale; to diminish the brightness of.
To turn pale; to lose colour.
To enclose with pales, or as if with pales; to encircle or encompass; to fence off.
To become insignificant.