Meaning of jambee | Babel Free
Definitions
A light walking cane that was fashionable in the eighteenth century. It apparently came from the Calamus plants.
Examples
“1709-1711, The Tatler This Virtuoso has a parcel of Jambees now growing in the East-Indies, where he keeps a man on purpose to look after them”
CEFR level
B1
Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B1 vocabulary — intermediate level.
This word is part of the CEFR B1 vocabulary — intermediate level.
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