Meaning of jambe | Babel Free

Definitions

1. A leg, of an animal or person.
2. Synonym of jambeau (“a greave”).
   in-plural, often

Equivalents

Examples

“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.”

“The spurs are of the goad-form, and the spur-straps are partially covered by the greaves or jambes, which are so formed as to protect⟳ the instep and ankle-joints, and are ornamented round the lower edges with a row of studs.”

“Bainbergs were the precursors of the steel greaves or jambes of the fourteenth century.”

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