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Webster 1913 Edition

Jambeux

{

Jambes

,

Jam′beux

, }
Noun.
pl.
[From F.
jambe
a leg: cf. OF.
jambiere
. See
Jamb
,
Noun.
]
(Ancient Armor)
In the Middle Ages, armor for the legs below the knees, usually having front and back pieces; called also
greaves
.
[Written also
giambeux
.]
Chaucer.

Webster 1828 Edition

Jambeux

JAM'BEUX

,
Noun.
[supra.] Armor for the legs.

Definition 2024

jambeux

jambeux

English

Alternative forms

Noun

jambeux pl ‎(plural only)

  1. (historical) mediaeval armour for the legs below the knees
    • 1387, Chaucer, Sir Thopas:
      His jambeux were of quyrboilly, His swerdes shethe of yvory

Etymology

From French jambe ‎(“a leg”): compare Old French jambiere. See jamb (noun).

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