gambn.

Brit.

/ɡamb/, U.S.

/ɡæmb/

Forms: 1600s gambes (plural), 1600s– gamb, 1700s–1800s gambe.

Origin: A borrowing from French. Etymon: French gambe.

Etymology: < Anglo-Norman and Old French, Middle French gambe, variant of jambe leg (see jamb n.).

Heraldry.

The leg of an animal (esp. a lion) as represented on a coat of arms.In technical use sometimes used specifically to denote the lower part of the leg, extending as far as the second joint (cf. paw n.¹ 1c).

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gamb1660

jamb1725

1660 Guillim's Display of Heraldrie (ed. 4) iii. xv. 196 Gules, three Lyons Gambes or Pawes, Erased, Argent, by the name of Newdigate of Warwick-shire.

1682 H. Keepe Monumenta Westmonasteriensia 340 Gules, a Cheveron between three Lions gambs, erected and erased in bend..Argent.

1749 J. Warburton London & Middlesex Illustr. 5 Bance, Merch^t. Azure, two Lions Gambs Chevronwise Or, supporting a Crescent revers'd, between two Estoils in chief Argent.

1800 Naval Chron. 3 38 On a wreath a lion's gamb erect.

1821 R. Southey in Q. Rev. 25 280 [He] bade him take it [sc. a ring] and ever after bear such a one in the fore gamb of the demy lion in his crest.

1901 G. W. Russell in Parl. Deb. 3 July 56/1 The lion's gambs no longer hold the oyster. Instead of that there rises a beautiful flower from the lion's gambs.

1961 M. Maurer Air Force Combat Units World War II 73/2 Shield: Azure, a cougar's left gamb erased palewise claws to base or armed gules.

2006 W. Cross From Beaches to Baltic App. I. 201 The crest design..shows the award of the Belgian Fourragere in the red and green of the fire arrow held by the lion's gamb.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2013; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	gamb
释义	gambn. Brit. /ɡamb/, U.S. /ɡæmb/ Forms: 1600s gambes (plural), 1600s– gamb, 1700s–1800s gambe. Origin: A borrowing from French. Etymon: French gambe. Etymology: < Anglo-Norman and Old French, Middle French gambe, variant of jambe leg (see jamb n.). Heraldry. The leg of an animal (esp. a lion) as represented on a coat of arms.In technical use sometimes used specifically to denote the lower part of the leg, extending as far as the second joint (cf. paw n.¹ 1c). ΘΚΠ society > communication > indication > insignia > heraldic devices collective > heraldic representations of creatures > [noun] > parts of creatures > leg gamb1660 jamb1725 1660 Guillim's Display of Heraldrie (ed. 4) iii. xv. 196 Gules, three Lyons Gambes or Pawes, Erased, Argent, by the name of Newdigate of Warwick-shire. 1682 H. Keepe Monumenta Westmonasteriensia 340 Gules, a Cheveron between three Lions gambs, erected and erased in bend..Argent. 1749 J. Warburton London & Middlesex Illustr. 5 Bance, Merch^t. Azure, two Lions Gambs Chevronwise Or, supporting a Crescent revers'd, between two Estoils in chief Argent. 1800 Naval Chron. 3 38 On a wreath a lion's gamb erect. 1821 R. Southey in Q. Rev. 25 280 [He] bade him take it [sc. a ring] and ever after bear such a one in the fore gamb of the demy lion in his crest. 1901 G. W. Russell in Parl. Deb. 3 July 56/1 The lion's gambs no longer hold the oyster. Instead of that there rises a beautiful flower from the lion's gambs. 1961 M. Maurer Air Force Combat Units World War II 73/2 Shield: Azure, a cougar's left gamb erased palewise claws to base or armed gules. 2006 W. Cross From Beaches to Baltic App. I. 201 The crest design..shows the award of the Belgian Fourragere in the red and green of the fire arrow held by the lion's gamb. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2013; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.1660
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