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Definition of Jambs
1. jamb [v] - See also: jamb
Lexicographical Neighbors of Jambs
Literary usage of Jambs
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. The Stones of Venice by John Ruskin (1874)
"The next plate, VII., will show the principal characters of the Gothic jambs,
and the total difference between them and the Byzantine ones. ..."
2. Notes on Building Construction: Arranged to Meet the Requirements of the by Henry Fidler, Great Britain Dept. of Science and Art (1891)
"Reveal w1th Splayed jambs. J , ,, , , t The iambs behind the re- veals ...
Openings with splayed jambs weaken the wall more than when the jambs are square. ..."
3. Notes on Building Construction: Arranged to Meet the Requirements of the (1891)
"The jambs behind the re- veals may either be square, as in Fig. ... Openings with
splayed jambs weaken the wall more than when the jambs are square. ..."
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