jambe

Definition

A leg, of an animal or person.

Etymology

From Middle English jambe, jaumbe, French jambe. Doublet of gam, gamb, gamba, and jamb.

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."