jamb

Meanings

1. 1
   noun

   either vertical side of a doorway, window, fireplace, or other opening in a wall

   The force of the blow splintered the wooden door jamb.

From Middle English jambe, through Old French from Late Latin gamba ("leg, shank"), ultimately related to Greek kampe ("bend"). The architectural sense treats the upright side of an opening as its supporting leg.

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