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Webster 1913 Edition

Jambeux

{

Jambes

,

Jam′beux

, }

Noun.

pl.

[From F.

jambe

a leg: cf. OF.

jambiere

. See

,

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.