1. a vertical piece framing a doorway, window, or fireplace
Usage: architecture

Examples

• The carpenter measured the door jambe carefully before installing the new frame.
• Paint had chipped off the window jambe after years of weather exposure.
• She leaned against the jambe while waiting for her friend to answer the door.
• The old house had ornate wooden jambes around each doorway.
• A crack appeared in the stone jambe of the fireplace.