jambe
/ˈd͡ʒæm/
Word Rarity
Very rare
Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.40 in modern English
16
Scrabble Score
5
Letters
1
Syllables
5
Unique Chars
Meaning
Example Sentences
- "Lion's jambe, erased, grasping a laurel branch."
- "[Image of a human leg in armor.] Crest - A jambe, unarmed, excepting the spur, quarterly, or and sa."
- "If couped or erased at the middle joint, it is not a jambe but a paw, as in the example given under Seal, q.v. Or, a lion's jambe inverted and erased in bend gules—Powis. Gules, three lion's jambes erased and inverted argent—Newdigate, Surrey. Or, a lion's jambe inverted and erased in bend gules. Powis. Gules, three lion's jambes erased and inverted argent."
- "... by the side of which is a pheasant, and at his feet there is a lion's jambe with the claws retracted."
- "“Over all, on an escutcheon of the first, a jambe gules.” “A jambe gules erased,” said Sir Nigel, shaking his head solemnly. “Yet it is not amiss for a monkbred man. I trust that you are lowly and serviceable?”"
- "[…] 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."
Etymology
Origin
Word Breakdown
- Root: jambe