Definition of Jambeau

1. Noun. Armor plate that protects legs below the knee.


Definition of Jambeau

1. Noun. (obsolete) A piece of armour for the leg. (defdate 14th-16th c.) ¹

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Definition of Jambeau

1. a piece of armor for the leg [n -BEAUX]

Lexicographical Neighbors of Jambeau

jam tart
jam tarts
jam tomorrow
jamaat
jamaats
jamadar
jamadars
jamahiriyas
jamaica
jamaicine
jamais vu
jamb
jambalaya
jambalayas
jambe
jambeau (current term)
jambeaux
jambed
jambee
jambees
jamber
jamberry
jambers
jambes
jambeux
jambia
jambias
jambier
jambiers
jambing

Literary usage of Jambeau

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. Collections of the State Historical Society of Wisconsin by State Historical Society of Wisconsin (1888)
"286] that "a Frenchman named Jacques jambeau" established a trading post " as early as 1832, at what was called Skunk Grove, in the northwestern part of ..."

2. The History of Racine and Kenosha Counties, Wisconsin by Western Historical Co (1879)
"jambeau can, in no sense, be accredited with the honor of original settlement, for his purpose was solely that of trading with the natives, and his marriage ..."

3. The Geography and Economic Development of Southeastern Wisconsin by Ray Hughes Whitbeck (1921)
"A French trader, called jambeau, had a small trading post at Skunk Grove a few miles away, and other Frenchmen occasionally visited the place. ..."

4. History of the First Methodist Episcopal Church, Racine, Wisconsin: With a by Eugene Walter Leach (1912)
"Through the kindness of the Trader jambeau and his Indian wife, we were made comfortable for the night. If ever a wigwam or shanty looked like living, ..."

5. Collections of the State Historical Society of Wisconsin by State Historical Society of Wisconsin (1895)
"... J. Singleton, 2; WB Slaughter, 7; J. Smith, 6; 1 Juneau. 5 Jourdain. ' Perrot. 4 Paquette. ' Rousseau. • jambeau, one of the nicknames for the ..."

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