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.
The eaves or edge of the roof that projects over the gable of a roof.
A rod or staff of office, e.g. of a verger.
The grassy area between the footpath and the street; a tree lawn; a grassed strip running alongside either side of an outback road.
The stick or wand with which persons were formerly admitted tenants, by holding it in the hand and swearing fealty to the lord. Such tenants were called tenants by the verge.
An edge or border.
An old measure of land: a virgate or yardland.
The spindle of a watch balance, especially one with pallets, as in the old vertical escapement.
The shaft of a column, or a small ornamental shaft.
A circumference; a circle; a ring.
An extreme limit beyond which something specific will happen.
To be or come very close; to border; to approach.
To bend or incline; to tend downward; to slope.