| 单词 | jamb |
| 例句 | She was standing in the doorway in her nightwear, clutching the jamb, cradling her belly in one hand. The Road 2006-09-28T00:00:00Z One says something to another and the jamb splinters and the door bangs open. All the Light We Cannot See 2014-05-06T00:00:00Z She found herself leaning breathlessly against the door jamb, staring into Herbie’s metal face. I, Robot 1950-12-02T00:00:00Z “You’d think old Walt could have taken a line or two to tell us how to unscrew the door itself from its jamb.” Paper Towns 2008-10-16T00:00:00Z He settled on the inner ash wood sill, leaning against the door jamb—cypress timber the skilled carpenter planed years ago and set up with a plumbline. The Odyssey 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z He turned the jar slowly in his hands, then took it from the jamb and turned off the ring of the lid and set it in the floor. The Road 2006-09-28T00:00:00Z I opened my eyes and saw the dim blob of his face peering from behind the jamb of the kitchen door. Black Boy 1945-01-01T00:00:00Z Chas pushed me again, his hand pinning me against the jamb. Winger 2013-05-14T00:00:00Z “Ten minutes,” said the guard, poking his head around the jamb before he shut and locked the door. The Light in Hidden Places 2020-03-03T00:00:00Z Age and the settling of the house have warped the door completely, so that the top half of the door bulges away from the jamb. Girl in the Blue Coat 2016-04-05T00:00:00Z Bulging tongues of ice had broken doors off their hinges, and through their splintered jambs I could see evidence of a raid: kicked- over furniture, drawers torn open, snows of paper on the floor. Hollow City 2014-01-14T00:00:00Z He steadied himself against the jamb of the door and Janie thought to run into him and grab his arm, but she saw the quick motion of taking aim and heard the click. Their Eyes Were Watching God 1937-09-18T00:00:00Z One blue eye appears in the gap between the door and the jamb. Girl in the Blue Coat 2016-04-05T00:00:00Z She put her hand on her hip and leaned seductively—or so she thought—against the door jamb. A Tree Grows in Brooklyn 1943-01-01T00:00:00Z Then I bend down to put my wallet in between the door and the jamb so it doesn’t slam shut behind me. Five Feet Apart 2018-11-20T00:00:00Z I sat on the windowsill, wiping my eyes, propping my bare feet against the jamb. The Light in Hidden Places 2020-03-03T00:00:00Z She sat by the open door, pressed against the jamb, listening to the purring sounds of the cats. Bone Gap 2015-03-03T00:00:00Z “Admittedly, Jefferson Park is not really the best place to unscrew the doors of closed-mindedness from their jambs,” Radar allowed. Paper Towns 2008-10-16T00:00:00Z “It’s not poetry. It’s not metaphor. It’s instructions. We are supposed to go to Margo’s room and unscrew the lock from the door and unscrew the door itself from its jamb.” Paper Towns 2008-10-16T00:00:00Z When Misha opened the door, it swung out rather than in, and just inside the right-hand jamb was a small rectangular box, nailed on a slant above Anya’s head. Anya and the Nightingale 2020-11-10T00:00:00Z The jamb was splitting on the inside and it finally gave way and he pushed it open and stepped down the companionway into the cabin. The Road 2006-09-28T00:00:00Z He came and stood in the doorway with her; she leaned back against the jamb. Eleanor & Park 2013-02-26T00:00:00Z The warped wood stuck and then popped free of the jamb, just as it had for us, and I felt the vibration shudder down into the pit of my stomach. Tradition 2018-05-01T00:00:00Z “Sorry,” I say, before noticing it’s just a door jamb. The Last Cuentista 2021-10-12T00:00:00Z I jammed the credit card into the opening in the jamb. Shelter (Book One): A Mickey Bolitar Novel 2011-09-15T00:00:00Z Braced a foot against the jamb and pulled so hard her hands slid off the knob and she went sprawling. Bone Gap 2015-03-03T00:00:00Z The force of the blasts blows him back against the door jamb. Dry 2018-10-02T00:00:00Z The window slid in a crooked path up its jamb. Song of Solomon 1977-01-01T00:00:00Z I jamb my thumb into the button, but can’t push hard enough. The Last Cuentista 2021-10-12T00:00:00Z They know their work clothes will be mended, washed, and ironed on Monday, that their Sunday shirts will billow on hangers from the door jamb, stiffly starched and white. The Bluest Eye 1970-01-01T00:00:00Z Then when the door opened she had to steady herself for a moment with her hand against the jamb. Literary pseudonym quiz: whodunnit? 2013-07-24T15:42:05Z He was steaming his shirt while it hung from a door jamb. This marijuana-smoking, Confederate flag-burning Senate candidate is having a ball 2022-03-08T05:00:00Z Another was Paul Travis, who made a fortune by inventing a door jamb for cars. Doris Eaton Travis, Last of the Ziegfeld Girls, Dies at 106 2010-05-12T06:05:00Z “I started with a little campfire and it had eyes and it was really amorphous, like going through door jambs and keyholes” he said. How ‘Elemental’ Breathed Life Into Fire, Water, Earth and Air 2023-06-20T04:00:00Z Or perhaps it's simply his undeniable ability to wear a hat and look cool leaning against a door jamb. Why has Timothy Olyphant become TV's go-to lawman? 2020-11-07T05:00:00Z I could have sworn I saw, across Amsterdam Avenue, a person standing on a window ledge, braced against the jambs, outline visible against the light within, ready to jump. Review: Skittering, Creeping Music That Had Me Seeing Things 2017-04-07T04:00:00Z The first reaches toward a door jamb, as though to steady itself. A Chinese Photographer’s Secret Installations Inside His Parents’ Home 2019-08-03T04:00:00Z For these, start by lowering both sashes, which would reveal screws into the vinyl jamb liner on one side and a line where upper and lower sections of the liner meet. How to remove a window sash from its frame 2020-04-24T04:00:00Z Check the tops of door jambs and cabinets, which can retain dust. Ways to prepare your kitchen ahead of the holidays 2023-11-14T05:00:00Z When I tested the original Lockly Vision, I couldn't access the fingerprint reader as the lock butted up too close to my door jamb. This solar-powered smart lock is also a video doorbell 2022-07-22T04:00:00Z Arredondo described the classroom door as reinforced with a hefty steel jamb, designed to keep an attacker on the outside from forcing their way in. Uvalde police chief defends 77-minute delay in interview — but experts stunned by his explanation 2022-06-10T04:00:00Z On Thursday, Arredondo told The Texas Tribune that the delay occurred because the only entryway into the school was blocked by a locked door with a steel jamb. Uvalde hiring more police — as new report reveals 60 cops waited 77 minutes while kids bled out 2022-06-10T04:00:00Z Thankfully none of players entering the locker room afterward clanked off the door jamb. Sideline Chatter: Shoeless Joe never had children either, so stop nitpicking 2022-05-27T04:00:00Z Check your tires every month to make sure they stay at the pressure recommended by the vehicle’s manufacturer, which is listed on the jamb on the driver’s door. How to spend less on gas: Fix your car. Drive slower. Ignore Shaq 2022-03-10T05:00:00Z I love that the Nest is small enough to fit on most door jambs and its elegant design is still one of my favorites, although there’s only one color choice — black with a white frame. The best smart doorbell cameras 2022-03-01T05:00:00Z It was sturdily built with a steel jamb, impossible to kick in. Uvalde police chief defends 77-minute delay in interview — but experts stunned by his explanation 2022-06-10T04:00:00Z If there are gaps where the window sash or door closes against the jamb, it could be time to replace the weather stripping. Maintaining your windows and doors in winter 2022-02-16T05:00:00Z Instead of drilling countless holes in our front door jamb, and in order to test nearly a dozen different video doorbells at the same time under identical conditions, we built a testing rig. The best video doorbell cameras of 2021 | Provided by ST Content Studio 2021-11-17T05:00:00Z First, measure the total overall width of the door jamb at the top where the horizontal door jamb attaches to the two vertical side door jambs. Wall 101: Building an interior wall 2021-11-02T04:00:00Z Even if it means his leaving scratch marks on the chamber’s door jambs on the way out. Editorial Roundup: Kansas 2021-04-13T04:00:00Z That certification is in the form of a label on the door jamb of each vehicle. Tesla’s new touchscreen drive selector doesn’t violate the rules, NHTSA says 2021-03-25T04:00:00Z Doors are similar and need to close tightly against the jamb and sill weather stripping. Maintaining your windows and doors in winter 2022-02-16T05:00:00Z You’ll find it in the owner’s manual and, in many cases, on the door jamb. 7 Things to Know About Your Used Car 2020-09-26T04:00:00Z Note how much the side jambs of the door frame hang below the bottom of the door. Wall 101: Building an interior wall 2021-11-02T04:00:00Z The back door suddenly opened wide, banging against the door jamb loudly. The last love letter 2020-05-12T04:00:00Z According to multiple accounts, one prisoner held it to a cell door jamb and another slammed the door, breaking it into cooking sized chunks. Inside the Most Secret Place at Guantánamo Bay 2020-03-14T04:00:00Z Not a door jamb, not a low-hanging light fixture, not the top his locker. Tacko Fall in concussion protocol after smacking head on ceiling/low-flying aircraft - Golf Digest 2019-10-24T04:00:00Z The door jambs shake, the walls quake, but after a while the two men weary of the quarrel and decide to be friends. How to Read “Gilgamesh” 2019-10-07T04:00:00Z You can typically make the height of the door’s rough opening just one-quarter inch longer than the factory length of the door jambs. Wall 101: Building an interior wall 2021-11-02T04:00:00Z At least one bullet had hit the door jamb and another pierced the wall of their apartment mere feet from where their children were sitting on the sofa playing video games, the couple said. Balloons and bloodstains: Police still investigating shooting at toddler’s birthday party that left seven wounded 2019-08-26T04:00:00Z They attempted to arrest Smith, who fought them off and tried to flee while one trooper was stuck in the car’s driver’s side door jamb. Police: Trooper hurt by man fleeing traffic stop with meth 2019-08-16T04:00:00Z Officers pushed on the door and broke its rotted jamb. ‘I Want to Live Like a Human Being’: Where N.Y. Fails Its Mentally Ill 2018-12-06T05:00:00Z Hanging from a nail on the door jamb are some large numbers, like you might see announcing gas prices on a filling station sign. Perspective | From the family that brought you the big Nipper dog: A massive collection for sale 2018-11-13T05:00:00Z Trust me, the finished molding you install over the door atop the drywall will cover even a 1-inch gap between the top of the door jamb and the bottom of the rough opening. Wall 101: Building an interior wall 2021-11-02T04:00:00Z Movies here are like notches on door jambs; they mark the passage of time. Cultural divide: The nation is changing, but a small Iowa town refuses to live without its movie theater 2018-09-16T04:00:00Z Candis also remembers Diana’s habit of “parking” her chewing gum on her bedroom door jamb as a way of saving it for later. Family, friends remember Rapid City plane crash victims 2018-03-24T04:00:00Z I've apologized to many a piece of furniture, door jamb, and the occasional grocery store cart. One Apology Too Many 2018-02-25T05:00:00Z Police said in a Facebook post that he saw the two women clinging to the door jamb of a fully submerged car. Law enforcement officer saves women from icy creek 2018-01-18T05:00:00Z The mud had come through the back and pushed out the front door, jambs and all. Mud, darkness and destruction turned Montecito into death trap 2018-01-14T05:00:00Z When he walked through the door he blew out the jambs. Trump, Oprah and the Art of Deflection 2018-01-12T05:00:00Z Motorists will need their vehicle identification number, which is located on the driver’s side door jamb or windshield. Illinois EPA promoting awareness of vehicle recalls 2018-01-08T05:00:00Z But the real accident in the car - when he banged his head against the door jamb - occurred decades later, and when it happened, Moses didn’t recognize it for what it was. Olympic star Moses remarkably recovers from head injuries 2017-12-04T05:00:00Z But the real accident in the car — when he banged his head against the door jamb — occurred decades later, and when it happened, Moses didn’t recognize it for what it was. Olympic star Moses remarkably recovers from head injuries 2017-12-03T05:00:00Z When inmates began returning to their cellhouse, they placed objects into door jambs to prevent them from being secured and made mop and broom handles into weapons. Report: Staff failure to secure doors led to prison unrest 2017-11-01T04:00:00Z A gash marred the parquet angling across the restaurant floor, and a door in the men’s room fell well short of its jamb. Wilshire Grand: Embracing L.A. inside and out 2017-06-27T04:00:00Z I'm always amazed at the agility of our minds to think it can work itself out of a jamb . . . but only as far as itself, and not beyond. How Singapore Is Creating More Land for Itself 2017-04-20T04:00:00Z Still, white supremacists regularly post fliers on street posts and sneak them into door jambs. Neo-Nazi website unleashed Internet trolls against a Jewish woman, lawsuit says 2017-04-18T04:00:00Z The current cabin’s logs have deteriorated, and almost all the weight of the cabin is resting on the door jamb. ‘Little House on the Prairie’ cabin in need of makeover 2017-02-24T05:00:00Z They tried to settle themselves and return to bed, only to be jolted by a house-shaking bang — the sound of Siatta hitting the back door with such force that he splintered the jamb. The Fighter 2016-12-28T05:00:00Z The marks on the door jamb kept climbing and climbing and David eventually outgrew the closet altogether. In the D-League, long shots keep hoping for a chance to play in the NBA 2016-12-15T05:00:00Z Sorell was identified May 11 from a fingerprint left on the door jamb at the woman’s apartment. Prosecutor: Woman, 72, begged attacker, ‘Please don’t do this. I’m a mother.’ 2016-05-18T04:00:00Z Amid all the unnecessary histrionics, “Rebellion” offers more than a few moments of beauty and power, but they fly at you suddenly, like bullets splintering door jambs or ricocheting off the Dublin statuary. 'Rebellion': Squashing Ireland's Easter uprising one more time 2016-04-22T04:00:00Z He then put his hands on a door jamb. A Tennessee woman says her fiance was shot in the back by an officer as he was surrendering a rifle to her during a confrontation with police, contradicting the assertion by investigators that he was killed as the two struggled over the weapon 2016-03-31T04:00:00Z “It’s clever that they analyzed dust from above the door jamb,” says Linsey Marr, an environmental engineer at Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University in Blacksburg who wasn’t involved in the research. What the microbes in your home say about you 2015-08-25T04:00:00Z Now move your arms up the door jamb so they are positioned like a V and repeat the forward stretch, again holding for 20 seconds. Teens' compulsive texting can cause neck injury, experts warn 2015-04-03T04:00:00Z Electric motors draw the doors shut; electric locks firmly snug them into deep jambs. Road Testing the 2015 Rolls-Royce Wraith: A Night at the Opera 2015-01-05T05:00:00Z At a court hearing in November, Combs testified that he became pinned in the door jamb as the truck began to back up, causing him to fear for his life. South Carolina town divided over role of race in police shooting 2014-12-29T05:00:00Z Also annoying are problems that can arise at the final destination — for example, a door jamb that is too narrow, a doorway that is too low or the lack of a freight elevator. Processing Power, Delivered by the Truckload 2014-06-11T04:00:00Z They rub against door jambs, stockpile back scratchers, and enlist others to scratch them. Itching: More Than Skin-Deep 2014-02-17T20:46:24Z As Estorbo tried halfheartedly to scratch one visitor, Ms. Viljoen ducked under a door jamb to offer another visitor a second glass of red currant gin. In the Garden: Mini Urban Edens - In the Garden 2012-07-19T02:17:15Z Not only was the lock broken open, so that the woodwork of the jamb was splintered for at least a foot, but the hinges were wrenched bodily away. Submarine U93 2012-04-07T02:00:34.693Z If I did," he answered, smiling, "it was against the grain--who likes to put his finger between the door and the jamb? The Great House 2012-03-30T02:00:14.973Z He saw the place was dark, drew the door to the jamb again, and went away without satisfying his curiosity. The Man in Black 2012-03-30T02:00:14.473Z The inner edge was attached to the stage side of the jamb of the proscenium walls with hinges. Chicago's Awful Theater Horror 2012-03-28T02:00:25.877Z The semicircle and upper portion of the jambs have single heads, not two of which are exactly alike, though all closely resemble each other. The Grotesque in Church Art 2012-03-27T02:00:18.973Z To cause a single nut to lock itself and dispense with the second or jamb nut, various expedients have been employed. Modern Machine-Shop Practice, Volumes I and II 2012-03-23T02:00:33.140Z With all his strength he drove the crowbar between the door and the jamb, and with one wrench broke open the lock. Across the Cameroons A Story of War and Adventure 2012-03-19T02:00:28.667Z If the man has no finger between the jamb and the door, you can't be sure that he won't shut it. Starvecrow Farm 2012-03-15T02:00:29.617Z A boot thudded spitefully against the door jamb. The Million Dollar Mystery Novelized from the Scenario of F. Lonergan 2012-03-15T02:00:21.153Z The heads of the jambs are compound, being the head of a grinning beast, probably a lion, from the mouth of which emerges a gryphon head of small size. The Grotesque in Church Art 2012-03-27T02:00:18.973Z The Four fireplaces in the two Octagon rooms & the two rooms over them, to have Iron Backs and jambs, and four fire places to have backs only. Historic Shrines of America Being the Story of One Hundred and Twenty Historic Buildings and the Pioneers Who Made Them Notable 2012-03-08T03:00:11.013Z Mezuzas, the little boxed Hebrew prayer scrolls mounted on door jambs, were installed at building entrances but not auditoriums or classrooms. Some Puzzles as New York Medical College Shifts Religious Affiliation 2012-03-05T02:17:54Z But he had had time to approach, and he set the handle of his whip between door and jamb, and stopped her. Starvecrow Farm 2012-03-15T02:00:29.617Z All the other jambs are decorated with sculptures of the same general character, and all open into a corridor six feet wide, extending around three sides of the building. Ophiolatreia An Account of the Rites and Mysteries Connected with the Origin, Rise, and Development of Serpent Worship in Various Parts of the World 2012-03-01T03:00:28.303Z In the northern wall of this transept is a beautiful door-way with jambs of clustered columns. Mellifont Abbey, Co. Louth Its Ruins and Associations, a Guide and Popular History 2012-02-29T03:00:24.937Z I am in the position of the finger which is set between the door and the jamb! The Abbess Of Vlaye 2012-02-19T03:00:15.523Z The wall switch for the electric light in the lower hall at the headquarters was right beside the outer door jamb—as I knew. The Wreckers 2012-02-14T03:00:26.817Z It was early morning, the sun being risen, and, to my amazement, through the open window I heard the postern bang against the jamb. The Courtship of Morrice Buckler A Romance 2012-01-26T03:00:17.027Z Single doorways face the east, south and west, having massive lentils of zapote wood, covered with elaborate carvings, and the jambs are ornamented with sculptured figures. Ophiolatreia An Account of the Rites and Mysteries Connected with the Origin, Rise, and Development of Serpent Worship in Various Parts of the World 2012-03-01T03:00:28.303Z There’s a jamb in the narrow place at the head of the rapid, and the water’s backing up. The Protector 2011-12-14T03:00:17.460Z In some cases there is a book-ledge corbelled out on the east jamb of the window inside, which has puzzled antiquaries, but which has not otherwise received a satisfactory explanation. Ecclesiastical Curiosities 2011-12-13T03:00:24.507Z She stopped in the doorway, one hand on the jamb, turned to face him. Gifts of the Magi 2011-11-30T18:20:55.930Z He had frightened her horse and must not allow the savage brute to jamb her against a tree. Northwest! 2011-11-22T03:00:09.880Z Helen crept a little closer, then peered through the narrow crack between the door and the jamb. The Gray Phantom 2011-11-04T02:00:21.427Z “I reckoned if we could put a shot in yonder, we might cut out stone enough to clear the butts of the larger logs that are keying up the jamb.” The Protector 2011-12-14T03:00:17.460Z The jambs are of “short and long” work, and the abacus has a very simple zig-zag moulding. Ecclesiastical Curiosities 2011-12-13T03:00:24.507Z The doorway with sloping jambs of Egyptian pattern through the outer wall admits only one or two assailants together. The South Isles of Aran 2011-10-26T02:00:28.363Z No lock on the door, but I can show Olive how to jamb it with the blade of an oar. The Wireless Officer 2011-10-24T02:00:17.560Z Esther Bright sat in the doorway of the schoolhouse, leaning against the jamb of the door, her hands resting idly in her lap. The Angel of the Gila: A Tale of Arizona 2011-10-16T02:00:17.623Z Rending, grinding, smashing, the jamb broke up, hammered upon the partly shattered boulder, and carrying it away or driving over it washed in tremendous ruin down the rapid. The Protector 2011-12-14T03:00:17.460Z The jambs of the portal are green serpentine, and contain three figures of angels on each side. Cathedral Cities of Italy 2011-10-12T02:00:42.597Z "I'm thinking yon will never bend or jamb," he said, indicating the beautifully finished pieces of brass-work. The Coast of Adventure 2011-10-03T02:00:25.810Z She carefully leaned the poker against the jamb of the fireplace and sat staring, her rugged face working under stress of deep and far-reaching thought. Ann Boyd 2011-09-29T02:00:14.220Z Such bricks were usually lighter in color than the run-of-the-mill bricks, and were employed on cornices, belt or string courses, quoins at the corners of buildings, and the heads and jambs of openings. Virginia Architecture in the Seventeenth Century 2011-09-03T02:00:17.897Z “We were lucky in breaking the jamb; but you’ll have the same trouble over again any time a heavy flood brings down an unusual quantity of driftwood.” The Protector 2011-12-14T03:00:17.460Z I leant against the jamb of the lift door, and, despite the cold, the sweat ran down my body in a stream. The City in the Clouds 2011-08-31T02:01:31.807Z By an easy and simple extension the word came to designate not only the jamb but the wall of which the jamb was a part. Problems in Periclean Buildings 2011-08-26T02:00:29.353Z Nevertheless, since he had seen the woman's face in the jamb of the door, he felt a sort of pity for her—that she should have lost her clock. A Child of the Jago 2011-08-05T02:00:52.533Z Further, we know that in Britain one of the ways of decorating an opening in a late medieval building was to put mouldings on jambs and head of a doorway or of a window. Virginia Architecture in the Seventeenth Century 2011-09-03T02:00:17.897Z On the jambs are pretty little figures which have been variously interpreted. Rheims and the Battles for its Possession Illustrated Michelin Guides to the Battle-Fields (1914-1918) 2011-07-31T02:00:09.963Z Seizing the knob with both hands, she turned it and, putting her knee to the jamb, pulled with all her force. Molly Brown's Junior Days 2011-07-14T02:00:11.180Z The western jamb of the door cuts 3½ cm. into the west wall of the temple. Problems in Periclean Buildings 2011-08-26T02:00:29.353Z Josh forced the wedge end of the jemmy through the jamb, splintering the perished wood of the frame, and, with a push, forced the striking-box of the lock off its screws. A Child of the Jago 2011-08-05T02:00:52.533Z It was built separate from the main body of the church, but was connected to it at the jambs and tops of the interconnecting doorways—as the floor plan shows. Virginia Architecture in the Seventeenth Century 2011-09-03T02:00:17.897Z On the same jambs other figures are supposed to symbolise the seasons: Autumn sitting on a vine-trellis; Winter standing before a fire place; Spring in the midst of flowers; Summer with bared chest. Rheims and the Battles for its Possession Illustrated Michelin Guides to the Battle-Fields (1914-1918) 2011-07-31T02:00:09.963Z The dead man writhed in his arms, drove his talons into Grettir's back, and tore up great ribbons of flesh, but the stone jambs held firm. A Book of Ghosts 2011-07-08T02:00:19.203Z Pass one half through the hole in the jamb, and set its end into the hole in the studding. How to Get Strong and How to Stay So 2011-07-01T02:00:12.520Z And b after m is silent, as lamb, jamb, climb, tomb, womb, numb, thumb, crumb, dumb, plumb, comb, hecatomb, catacomb, currycomb, coxcomb, succumb. Guide to the Kindergarten and Intermediate Class and Moral Culture of Infancy. 2011-06-30T02:00:25.950Z He stirred, and, walking swiftly across the room, put his mouth to the jamb. The Trail of the Axe A Story of Red Sand Valley 2011-06-27T02:00:56.823Z On the outside of the jambs, fourteen seated figures meditating, are supposed by some to be embodiments of the arts and sciences, but represent more probably prophets or teachers. Rheims and the Battles for its Possession Illustrated Michelin Guides to the Battle-Fields (1914-1918) 2011-07-31T02:00:09.963Z To her surprise and dismay, as the first crack widened between the door and jamb, she saw that the room was lighted. Joan Thursday 2011-06-25T02:00:19.897Z Bore a similar hole in the other jamb directly opposite, and repeat the last-named process with its nearest studding-piece, and adjust remainder of the fork handle to it. How to Get Strong and How to Stay So 2011-07-01T02:00:12.520Z They seized the bar and forced the pointed end between the door and the jamb. The Dispatch-Riders The Adventures of Two British Motor-cyclists in the Great War 2011-06-24T02:00:22.377Z He stood with his hand on the door jamb, bracing himself by it. A Cry in the Wilderness 2011-06-01T02:00:28.933Z While I was performing this manœuvre, the rush and jamb in the main vestibule became so great that the police officers were obliged to draw their clubs to maintain order. The Mapleson Memoirs, vol II 1848-1888 2011-05-26T02:00:18.807Z Its outlines were inseparable from the sky; but its great doors had been flung flush with their wall, which gaped twenty feet from jamb to jamb. Peccavi 2011-05-17T02:00:22.620Z On each of these jambs fasten two stout hard-wood cleats, so slotted that the squared ends of the bar shall fit in snugly enough not to turn. How to Get Strong and How to Stay So 2011-07-01T02:00:12.520Z He stole silently forward in the direction of the lighted doorway and halted, as, a little back from the edge of the door jamb, he stared in amazement into the room beyond. Doors of the Night 2011-04-12T02:00:23.287Z One little frame house I remember particularly; the door was off the hinges and leaned against the jambs, the windows had but a few panes left which glared vacantly. Wake-Robin 2011-04-01T02:00:36.187Z Midway between the jambs could be distinguished the figure of a man—standing motionless—as if awaiting his approach. The White Gauntlet 2011-03-30T02:00:16.130Z She supported herself an instant against the jamb of the door. The Messenger 2011-03-26T02:00:14.523Z Again, bore into the jamb, at about the height of your waist, a hole as large as the bar is thick. How to Get Strong and How to Stay So 2011-07-01T02:00:12.520Z I was on the point of bursting in the door, when it was opened by a man, whose huge frame almost filled the entrance from jamb to jamb. Lost Lenore The Adventures of a Rolling Stone 2011-03-03T03:00:50.847Z Molly leaned a hand on each jamb, and calmly surveyed the room. The Westerners 2011-02-14T03:00:39.347Z Each of these smaller doorways have for their jambs two beautifully toned columns of red jasper, from a baptist�re of which there are still extensive remains at Venasque near by. The Cathedrals of Southern France 2011-02-10T03:00:54.597Z I stood with my back against it, the jambs on both sides protecting me. The Bandolero A Marriage among the Mountains 2011-02-09T03:00:48.583Z Cut off enough of one of them to leave the main piece a quarter of an inch shorter than the distance between the jambs of your bedroom door, and square the ends. How to Get Strong and How to Stay So 2011-07-01T02:00:12.520Z The carcass quickly became the center of a circle of amazed countrymen, and I, the only silent one present, leaned against the jamb of the door and slowly filled my pipe. A Maid of the Kentucky Hills 2011-02-04T03:00:15.877Z The door was thick and heavy, but the lock was a simple one, not a bolt, and the efforts of the two men splintered the jamb and released the door. The Diamond Pin 2011-01-22T03:00:15.907Z Jean continued to follow the hedge as it curved across a field of lucerne to a rustic gate, with worn paint and half rotten, which rose between two jambs. The Children of Alsace Les Oberl?s 2011-01-16T03:00:19.697Z As soon as he had entered it, he stole cautiously to the back door; and, placing himself behind one of the jambs, remained for some seconds listening. The Bandolero A Marriage among the Mountains 2011-02-09T03:00:48.583Z Later, during the Renaissance period, the fire was laid close to the wall, the space set apart for it framed with masonry jambs that supported a mantel shelf. Colonial Homes and Their Furnishings 2011-01-11T03:00:35.147Z Billy threw himself sidewise and applied his eye to the crack between the door and the jamb. The Rider of Golden Bar 2011-01-04T03:01:06.347Z Lilly found this letter the second morning after the great event in the shape of a pellet stuck into the mouth of the pea-shooter, which leaned innocently against the jamb of the balcony door. The Song of Songs 2011-01-01T03:00:25.907Z A reporter was taking care of his bleeding hand, scratched in the jamb of the doorway. Protesters Cry Shame, but Verdict No Surprise 2010-12-27T19:00:00Z Joe leaned against the door jamb and drowsed for a second. The Lost Wagon 2010-12-20T17:12:36.807Z A projecting hood of stone or brick carried the smoke away, and the jambs were useful, inasmuch as they protected the fire from draughts. Colonial Homes and Their Furnishings 2011-01-11T03:00:35.147Z The occupant of the bedroom, who had removed his boots, tiptoed around the door jamb and stepped on Billy's hand. The Rider of Golden Bar 2011-01-04T03:01:06.347Z Niches and arcades are richly ornamented, and small decorative buttresses are used in the jambs of doorways, windows and niches. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 2, Slice 4 "Aram, Eugene" to "Arcueil" In a frame house that has been built with deep window jambs, as was so often done in the olden times, the pipes can be hidden within this furred framework. Remodeled Farmhouses Not seeing anything else, aware only that destroyers had come to take that which rightly belonged to Joe's family, he leaned against the door jamb and took careful aim at the black steer. The Lost Wagon 2010-12-20T17:12:36.807Z The little door in question had apparently been opened by force, to judge from the broken lock and the marks of some sharp instrument on the jambs. The School by the Sea The unloaded rifle he leaned against the door jamb. The Rider of Golden Bar 2011-01-04T03:01:06.347Z A certain megalithic character, and the inclined jambs of doorway openings, are marked features of these early churches. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 2, Slice 4 "Aram, Eugene" to "Arcueil" Impost.—A moulding or other line marking the top of the jambs of an arched opening, and the starting point, or apparent starting point, of the arch. Architecture Gothic and Renaissance Some of these may be recognized, although in a sketch in black and white, it is not easy to make them apparent, in the coverings of the lower part of the door jamb. An Architect's Note-Book in Spain principally illustrating the domestic architecture of that country. The heavy oak door was locked, and as an extra protection thick iron bars had been placed across and secured firmly to the jambs. The School by the Sea The foot of the cot butted against the jamb on which the door was hung. The Rider of Golden Bar 2011-01-04T03:01:06.347Z This hall was lighted by two windows on each side of the central doorway, all of which, being in stone, still exist, the lintels and jambs of both doors and windows being monolithic. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 2, Slice 4 "Aram, Eugene" to "Arcueil" They are constantly met with, for example, in the jambs of doorways and of windows. Architecture Gothic and Renaissance They saw the door swing wide, and frame between its jambs a tall, thin man, who stood unsteadily supporting himself against the case. The Key to Yesterday Near this was the great marble chimney-piece, the jambs richly carved with figures, the mantel six feet from the floor, and in the grate a huge wood fire burning. In the Day of Adversity Billy Wingo removed his hat and stuck a brown head round the corner of the door jamb. The Rider of Golden Bar 2011-01-04T03:01:06.347Z Doorways have square jambs, without splay or rebate; sometimes the jambs of doorways and windows are inclined, as in early buildings in Ireland. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 2, Slice 4 "Aram, Eugene" to "Arcueil" The wall is built very thick so that enormous jambs, carrying a vast moulded arch, can be employed. Architecture Gothic and Renaissance Regan leaned his fat little body up against the jamb of one of the big engine doors, pulled at his scraggly brown mustache, and blinked as he listened. The Night Operator This stone was used in the jamb of a fireplace of a new house belonging to Smith, and was later taken to Halifax in the hope of having the mysterious inscription deciphered. The Book of Buried Treasure Being a True History of the Gold, Jewels, and Plate of Pirates, Galleons, etc., which are sought for to this day Single doorways face the east, south, and west, having massive lintels of sapote wood covered with elaborate carvings, and the jambs are ornamented with sculptured figures, one of which is represented in the engraving opposite. Incidents of Travel in Yucatan, Vol. II. This building had but one doorway, which was nearly choked up; but on passing into it I noticed sculptured on the jambs, nearly buried, a protruding corner of a plume of feathers. Incidents of Travel in Yucatan, Vol. I. Not only is it employed where French and English architects used it, as in the jambs of doorways, but it constantly replaces the mullion in traceried windows. Architecture Gothic and Renaissance Her arm contracted reflexly, but she stayed it and stepped back into the frame of the window, leaning straight and tense against the jamb. Just Around the Corner Romance en casserole He held the hangings a little way from the door jamb so he could see into the room. The Indian Drum All the other jambs are decorated with sculpture of the same general character, and all open into a corridor six feet wide, extending round three sides of the building. Incidents of Travel in Yucatan, Vol. II. The jambs of all the doors we had hitherto seen were plain. Incidents of Travel in Yucatan, Vol. I. The socket into which the bolt shot was an old-fashioned brass affair and had been fastened with two heavy screws to the door jamb. The Green God The doors come true to the jamb, the cases, which have been through a hot weather, are neither warped nor cracked, nor are there unseemly tallow-drops and flaws in the glasses. From Sea to Sea Letters of Travel Reaching into the darkness he dragged out the eaves-dropper—whose poor knees had simply given like paper, whose desperate effort to save herself had thrown her against the jamb and betrayed her—Miss Matilda.... Where the Pavement Ends Suddenly the doorway was filled, jamb to jamb, floor to arch, with a hulking, bald-headed character with rugged pink features, a broad nose like a pug, and huge sugar-scoops for ears. Backlash By closer inspection I found on the opposite jamb a corresponding stone, but entirely buried. Incidents of Travel in Yucatan, Vol. I. It is cruciform in shape, and the walls are built mainly of flint, but jambs and arches are formed of Roman bricks. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 8, Slice 6 "Dodwell" to "Drama" I have a recollection of passing through a door with cloisonn�e hinges, with a golden lintel and red lacquer jambs, with panels of tortoise-shell lacquer and clamps of bronze tracery. From Sea to Sea Letters of Travel The hand she rested on the door jamb was a waxy-white claw, a blue vein standing up prominently under the skin tight-drawn over gnarly finger joints. The Trap He heaved and there was a scream and he knew he had at least one finger caught between the door and the jamb. Deadly City Engraving 47: Sculptured Stone Jamb Engraving 48: Sculptured Stone Jamb The plates opposite represent these two jambs as they stood facing each other in the doorway. Incidents of Travel in Yucatan, Vol. I. In France, during the Gothic period, the several orders were carved with figure sculpture, as also the door jambs; and the great recessing of these doorways brought them more into the categories of porches. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 8, Slice 6 "Dodwell" to "Drama" Then one morning we arose to find him standing and clinging weakly to the door jamb, searching the perimeter of the clearing with frantic eyes. The Test Colony A bright flame was burning in that of the common room, and within the very jambs of its monstrous jaws sat Cæsar and Katy. The Spy Condensed for use in schools He made it finally to the control room, and forced his body around the door jamb and inside. The Hell Ship From a tiny opening in the door jamb, a pinpoint of light appeared. Twelve Times Zero The representations in painting, and existing examples, show that whilst the jambs of the doorway in Egyptian architecture were vertical, the outer side had almost the same batter as the walls of the temples. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 8, Slice 6 "Dodwell" to "Drama" He had just time to shift the knife again to his left and catch the jamb of the door, when he felt his helmet almost jerked from his head. The Haunters of the Silences A Book of Animal Life With face buried in his arms to hide the tears misting his eyes, he leaned against the door jamb, while the girl rested a sympathetic hand on his shoulder. The Whelps of the Wolf In this formation they waited expectantly, all eyes on Katon at the door with one ear glued to the crack between door and jamb. Warrior of the Dawn He saw her glance at the door jamb of the bedroom entrance, saw the shadow of disappointment in her lovely eyes. Twelve Times Zero Frank stood perfectly still for a moment, clutching the jamb of the door while Father Boone went on writing. A Boy Knight Doorways, whose jambs are too delicately carved to have ever carried doors, give free access and a clear view of the interior from either side. Bell's Cathedrals: The Cathedral Church of Wells A Description of Its Fabric and a Brief History of the Episcopal See “I cannot,” said the door, “for the beam is fixed in the jambs, and I have no power to move.” The Irish Fairy Book He pressed his ear against the juncture of the door and jamb. Tangle Hold A beam came from the other door jamb and he stepped right into it. Twelve Times Zero He stumbled forward, gashing his knee against the sharp jamb. Brown John's Body The whole of the internal angles, also door and window jambs, to be neatly splayed. Cottage Building in Cob, Pisé, Chalk and Clay a Renaissance (2nd edition) Gallifa quickly rummaged through the spare parts cache in the shack and drove stout pegs into the door jamb and the door. The Unprotected Species The pilasters, the moldings of the arch, the archivolt and jambs are all, in the lower order, most profusely covered with exquisite designs, admirably fitted to their respective fields, full of imagination and virility. Cathedrals of Spain Douglass, leaning against the window jamb, looking out into the soft summer night, made no reply. The Song of the Wolf She put out one hand and steadied herself against the door jamb; then with the gracious recognition of a half-smile for a guest not yet duly presented, she went over and unlocked the desk. The Portal of Dreams Door and window-frames are also fixed to wood blocks built into the jambs and to the wood lintels above. Cottage Building in Cob, Pisé, Chalk and Clay a Renaissance (2nd edition) The merchants, standing in their doorways and leaning against the jambs, talked with their customers, gesticulating and with smooth accent calling upon the gods as witnesses that they were being ruined in their business. Sónnica Throughout, the splays and jambs are filled with glittering balls of stone. Cathedrals of Spain This was a heavy, lymphatic, and somewhat abstracted-looking fellow of nondescript appearance, who stood stiff and straight as an exclamation point against the jamb of the door-way that led into the front hall. Hand and Ring He flung the door to and locked it, as he thought, but he must have turned the key too quickly, for the bolt of the lock did not enter the jamb, as they afterward found. Room Number 3 and Other Detective Stories Two 4 in. by 2 in. by 9 in. plugs to be built in to each window jamb for the securing of the frames and three to each door jamb. Cottage Building in Cob, Pisé, Chalk and Clay a Renaissance (2nd edition) He gave the knob a violent twist, then, setting his shoulder against the jamb, tried to wrench the door open. The Girl in the Mirror The other windows of the transepts are, barring their later alterations, typically thirteenth-century Gothic, high and narrow with colonettes in their jambs. Cathedrals of Spain As she passed through the door between the two rooms she supported herself against the jamb. John March, Southerner “Chimneypiece” or “mantelpiece” is now the general term for the jambs, mantelshelf and external accessories of a fireplace. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 6, Slice 2 "Chicago, University of" to "Chiton" Two shots are fired, and—your gun jambs. Cavalry of the Clouds The door was closed, and kneeling down on the mat he pushed a tack into the door near the jamb and stuck the other in the door post. The Galaxy, Volume 23, No. 2, February, 1877 It will hold still better and is less likely to jamb if the end c is passed round again as in Fig. Knots, Bends, Splices With tables of strengths of ropes, etc. and wire rigging His hand appeared from behind the door jamb and it held a pistol that he had found below. The Ethical Engineer The mouldings of the jambs of these doors are highly curious, and the most characteristic are therefore represented in one view. The Stones of Venice, Volume III (of 3) A jamb in the upper changing-box had led to five exposures on the one plate. Cavalry of the Clouds Now, in determining the form of the aperture, we supposed the jamb of the door to be of the utmost height required for entrance. The Stones of Venice, Volume I (of 3) The portraits of the great and eminent men of his time are sculptured on the jambs and lintels of the doors, represented life-size. Vestiges of the Mayas or, Facts Tending to Prove that Communications and Intimate Relations Must Have Existed, in very Remote Times, Between the Inhabitants of Mayab and Those of Asia and Africa Mikah stood there, clutching to the jamb, a turban of bandages on his head. The Ethical Engineer The outsides of the jambs are lowest. a. The Stones of Venice, Volume III (of 3) There are three windows with low window seats and heavy paneled blinds which become a part of the jambs when closed. Seaport in Virginia George Washington's Alexandria Such cornices have arisen from a mistaken appliance of the running ornaments, which are proper to archivolts, jambs, &c., to the features which have definite functions of support. The Stones of Venice, Volume I (of 3) There was quiet, except for the hoarse rumble of boulders as they ground their way down through the Gorge; and for the muffled crack of submerged tree-trunks, straining and breaking beneath the ever-mounting jamb. Wunpost Morgan was in the door, his back against the jamb, leisurely smoking his pipe. The Bondboy The seaward jamb of that window is of the first, and the opposite jamb of the second, period of these restorations. The Stones of Venice, Volume III (of 3) The south door has round arches beneath an ogee hood, the jambs are ornamented with damaged scrolled leafage, and in the tympanum is a figure of S. Dominic. The Shores of the Adriatic The Austrian Side, The Küstenlande, Istria, and Dalmatia On the other hand, the jamb may be elevated indefinitely, so that the increasing entrance retains at least the proportion of width it had originally; say 4 ft. by 7 ft. The Stones of Venice, Volume I (of 3) He felt backwards through the open door with one foot, like an old man distrustful of his limbs, and steadied himself with his shoulder against the jamb, for there was a trembling in his knees. The Rustler of Wind River He was standing in the door, blocking it with his body, clenching the jamb with his hands on either side, as if to bar any attempt that she might make to pass. The Bondboy The next Plate, VII., will show the principal characters of the Gothic jambs, and the total difference between them and the Byzantine ones. The Stones of Venice, Volume III (of 3) The jambs have a rough arabesque scroll, terminating in a two-headed bird. The Shores of the Adriatic The Austrian Side, The Küstenlande, Istria, and Dalmatia The first and simplest mode of obtaining this is by channelling the jambs and arch head; and this is the chief practical service of aperture mouldings, which are otherwise entirely decorative. The Stones of Venice, Volume I (of 3) Dalton went weakly to the door, where he stood a moment, steadying himself with a hand on the jamb. The Rustler of Wind River But at the door she stood, leaned against the jamb turned, and looked steadily at Iver. The Broom-Squire On the west doorway of Iffley church, Oxford, are many of these beak-heads extending the whole length of the jamb down to the base moulding. Our Homeland Churches and How to Study Them The side doors, with beautiful arabesques carved on the jambs, were constructed with material from the tribune in which the big Carpaccio was housed. The Shores of the Adriatic The Austrian Side, The Küstenlande, Istria, and Dalmatia This, the manliest and best condition of the early northern jamb and archivolt, is represented in section at fig. The Stones of Venice, Volume I (of 3) He resumed his watch at the little hole that he had drilled beside the weight-bowed jamb of the door in the earth front of their refuge. The Rustler of Wind River She staggered back beyond his reach, touched the jambs of the door, grasped them with a grasp of relief. The Broom-Squire Once more I stood in front of that "palatial residence," and, with a hand made firm by a powerful sense of duty, pulled the silver knob in the jamb of the door. Phemie Frost's Experiences There is a triumphal arch and one blocked window in the apse, with mosaic on the splay of the jamb. The Shores of the Adriatic The Austrian Side, The Küstenlande, Istria, and Dalmatia But in the chapter on Form of Apertures, we found that the side of the arch, or jamb of the aperture, might often require to be bevelled, so as to give the section b, Fig. The Stones of Venice, Volume I (of 3) On the lintel is sculptured the Lamb bearing the Cross, enclosed within a circle, flanked on either side by a nondescript animal; the whole supported by two crowned heads placed in niches in the jambs. Architectural Antiquities of Normandy Northwick remembered his purple face, with its prominent eyes, and the swing of his large stomach, and just how it struck against the jamb as he whirled a second time out of the door. The Quality of Mercy I found the knob of a bell sunk into the door jamb, and pulled it a little, feeling half-scared to death. Phemie Frost's Experiences The door itself has spiral and simple colonnettes in the jambs, with corresponding arch moulds of four orders. The Shores of the Adriatic The Austrian Side, The Küstenlande, Istria, and Dalmatia Stilted, raised, usually applied to an arch when its centre is above the top of the jambs from which it springs. Architecture Classic and Early Christian Wood appeared in the office door as they came up the steps, and put his head beyond the jamb, looking this way and that, like a man considering a sortie with enemies lying in wait. The Duke Of Chimney Butte An old iron crane, with various sized pothooks and links of chain, swung from the jambs at the will of the housewife. The Strollers The traveler’s pack lay on the floor at the door jamb; the smoke from his pipe drifted out to tell of his presence in the honest announcement of a man who had nothing to hide. The Flockmaster of Poison Creek The lintels and jambs have elaborate arabesque scrolls, which remind one of Proven�al Romanesque ornament. The Shores of the Adriatic The Austrian Side, The Küstenlande, Istria, and Dalmatia This court was surrounded by walls, of which nothing now remains but the jambs of three of the doorways. Architecture Classic and Early Christian In the sunshine a man in shirt sleeves, and leaning against the jamb, stood in the open doorway 367 of Sassoon’s shack, watching the invaders as they rode around the hill and gingerly approached. Nan of Music Mountain A strip of rawhide leather, a limber willow branch, or a strip of hickory put through the auger hole of the door and wedged into the hole in the jamb, makes a truly wild-wood hinge. Boy Scouts Handbook The First Edition, 1911 He leaned against the door jamb and watched Duvall as he ascended the stairs. The Film of Fear There are also fragments of ciboria, altar frontals, or sarcophagi, while a column sawn in two has furnished decorated jambs to the door of the upper church. The Shores of the Adriatic The Austrian Side, The Küstenlande, Istria, and Dalmatia He had been sitting with his feet upon the left jamb of my mantel, admiring the tips of his shoes in silence for some time. Select Conversations with an Uncle (Now Extinct) And Two Other Reminiscences Bobbie opened the door and yelled to the chauffeur as he hung to the jamb with difficulty. Traffic in Souls A Novel of Crime and Its Cure For this you must cut a hole in the end log, like a big, low window, pegging a jamb on the ends as before. Boy Scouts Handbook The First Edition, 1911 A man leaned in, his hand on the jamb. The Floating Island of Madness To the west is a lintelled door, with consecration crosses on the jambs and carving of the ninth century on the lintel. The Shores of the Adriatic The Austrian Side, The Küstenlande, Istria, and Dalmatia On the jambs is carved renaissance ornament, but nowhere else is there anything to show that João and Nicolas had met at Belem some two years before. Portuguese Architecture He examined the sign, and saw that it was suspended by a small wire loop from a nail in the door jamb. Traffic in Souls A Novel of Crime and Its Cure A peg in the front jamb prevents the door going too far out, and a string and peg inside answer for a latch. Boy Scouts Handbook The First Edition, 1911 These were fastened by bars of wood thrust across from side to side and fitting into slots in the jambs. The Colonial Architecture of Philadelphia “You were a rubber at the Hoffmeister Baths the last time I saw you,” went on the detective, smoothly, as he deftly inserted his foot between the door and jamb. The Crevice Built of white marble from Estremoz and dating from about 1530, the panelled jambs have moulded caps on which rests the arch. Portuguese Architecture He stood leaning against the jamb of the door, his hands in his pockets, with a very cross look on his handsome face. Great Uncle Hoot-Toot He rested a hand on either jamb and looked through it, peering to right and left with wistful eyes. The Wild Geese At Whitby Hall there are two interesting and characteristic examples of embrasured windows with paneled jambs and soffits, and molded architrave casings. The Colonial Architecture of Philadelphia Doors are square-headed, with heavily moulded architraves and cornice, and the lintel is mitred into the jambs instead of having the more constructive horizontal joint used in the West. Byzantine Churches in Constantinople Their History and Architecture The chancel has a round and the chapels pointed entrance arches, formed, as are the jambs, of two bands of carving and two thick twisted mouldings. Portuguese Architecture He hurtled jarringly into the door jamb, the gun thumping against the floor. Raiders Invisible Then he faltered to his feet, and once again went unsteadily to the window, and, leaning a hand on each jamb, looked out. The Wild Geese A simple, hand-tooled ovolo ornaments the jambs and architrave casings of the keyed arch. The Colonial Architecture of Philadelphia They closed with a rebate in the jambs and against the raised threshold. Byzantine Churches in Constantinople Their History and Architecture On the jambs, under the renaissance band of carving, are two statues one above the other on Gothic corbels but under renaissance canopies. Portuguese Architecture It is used for making fast a rope so that the strain will not jamb hitches. How Girls Can Help Their Country Front door jamb shall be of 15/8 th. clear yellow pine. The Fairfax County Courthouse The meeting stiles and sometimes those on the opposite side have rabbeted joints, the latter fitting the jambs of the window frame. The Colonial Architecture of Philadelphia In the second and fourth intercolumniations there are doorways with moulded jambs, lintels, and cornices, but only the upper parts of these doorways are now left open to serve as windows. Byzantine Churches in Constantinople Their History and Architecture The chancel which is higher than the nave is entered by a large pointed arch, which like its jambs has one of its mouldings twisted. Portuguese Architecture The masonry shows traces of where the arch and door jambs have been torn away and the present large window substituted, probably during Wren's alterations. Memorials of Old London Volume I In the reconstruction, new window sashes and a new door were installed, but the existing jambs were used wherever possible. The Fairfax County Courthouse As contrasted with the plain cased frame of the former, the latter has paneled jambs and soffit, the spacing corresponding with that of the door. The Colonial Architecture of Philadelphia The doors throughout the building are framed in marble jambs and lintels, adorned in most cases with a running ornament and crosses. Byzantine Churches in Constantinople Their History and Architecture There are niches on the jambs, and the outer moulding is carried round the window head in broken curves, after the manner of Resende's house at Evora. Portuguese Architecture He got up and as he went toward the door he saw that the jamb of the door was splintered at a point about half-way up. The Boy Scouts Book of Stories Remove sash only from existing small windows, unless jambs are rotted or otherwise found unsuitable for re-use. The Fairfax County Courthouse Its chief distinction lies in the rustication of the casings, jambs and soffit, simulating stonework, and the heavy fanlight sash with its openings combining the keystone and arch in outline. The Colonial Architecture of Philadelphia On either side of the central door is a window also framed in verd antique, the jambs of the windows being cut from old columns, and retaining the circular form on their faces. Byzantine Churches in Constantinople Their History and Architecture The two windows, very like those at Belem, have beautiful renaissance details and saints in niches on the jambs. Portuguese Architecture Then through these points he drew a second line, parallel to the first, and touching the corner of the jamb, by which the noon shadow was to be cast. The Young Surveyor; or Jack on the Prairies They are cones of huge, irregular blocks, the jambs and lintels of the entrances being of single stones. The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 20, No. 122, December, 1867 There is the same rustication of casings and jambs up to the height of the doors, but molded spandrils occupy the spaces each side of the round arch with its wide ornate keystone. The Colonial Architecture of Philadelphia In the west side of one of the jambs of the arch is a small niche. Byzantine Churches in Constantinople Their History and Architecture The one in the central bay next the porch has niches and canopies at the side for statues and jambs not unlike those designed some years after at Belem. Portuguese Architecture He first measured the distance of his line from the jamb. The Young Surveyor; or Jack on the Prairies A lintel, consisting of a single stone, some two tons' weight, was supported by the protruding jambs. Rambles in the Islands of Corsica and Sardinia with Notices of their History, Antiquities, and Present Condition. The three-panel double doors are narrower, and this fact is emphasized by the deep recess with paneled jambs. The Colonial Architecture of Philadelphia For it corresponds to the angle of the south 'aisle,' and on its west wall is a vertical break in the masonry which may be the jamb of the old door to the narthex. Byzantine Churches in Constantinople Their History and Architecture Up the jambs grow branches bound round by a broad ribbon. Portuguese Architecture Her chum leaned against the door jamb while peal after peal of laughter shook her. The Campfire Girls of Roselawn Or, a Strange Message from the Air A moment later, from the corridor, a slim hand was inserted between the door and jamb; the supple fingers became busy with the rubber band for a moment, released it. The Dark Star The round-arched, deeply recessed doorway has the usual paneled jambs and soffit, but the reeded casings and square impost blocks are of the sort that came into vogue about the beginning of the nineteenth century. The Colonial Architecture of Philadelphia Taking off her bonnet, and only that, she sat down on a low cushion by the corner of the fire-place, and leaning her head against the jamb, fell fast asleep almost immediately. The Wide, Wide World On either jamb are two stories of three canopied niches, containing figures, while the arches are covered with small figures under canopies; all is rather rude, but the whole is most picturesque and original. Portuguese Architecture He had come nearer, and now, before the woman could shut the door, he thrust his foot between it and the jamb. The Campfire Girls of Roselawn Or, a Strange Message from the Air These lintels and jambs must have been, like the Borsippa threshold, of massive bronze, or they would soon have been crushed by the weight they had to support. A History of Art in Chaldæa & Assyria, v. 1 Both have the familiar six-panel doors with corresponding paneled jambs and arch soffit, attractively simple fanlights and much fine-scale hand carving in the pedimental cornice and architrave casing of the keyed arch. The Colonial Architecture of Philadelphia Leaning forward into the recess, he thrust his head between the bar and jamb, so far out as to give him a view of the ground below. The Free Lances A Romance of the Mexican Valley On the jambs are three narrow bands of foliage, and one of figures standing under renaissance canopies. Portuguese Architecture All this Mr. Middleton heard as he leaned against the door jamb, swallowing, swallowing, with never a thing in his mouth since the night before, yet swallowing. The Strange Adventures of Mr. Middleton “Ah, laddie!” cried Phineas, stretching himself out comfortably by the jamb of the door, “you’ve got to learn to savour the exquisite pleasure of a genuinely kindly act.” The Rough Road An enriched ovolo suggesting a quarter section of a cylinder and two disks in alternation lends added refinement to the paneled jambs and the architrave casing of the arch with its hand-carved keystone. The Colonial Architecture of Philadelphia Below the low door, with its jambs flanked by long panels covered with hieroglyphs, there was a broad, emblematic square. The Works of Theophile Gautier, Volume 5 The Romance of a Mummy and Egypt The front of this arch is adorned with cherubs' heads, the jambs with arabesques, and heads look out of circles in the spandrils. Portuguese Architecture The door jamb is built in vertically; that is sure. The Boy Volunteers with the Submarine Fleet The trucks should be heavy "barn door hangers," bolted to the door; and a grooved door jamb, of wood, covered with tin similar to the door, should receive it when shut. Scientific American Supplement, No. 647, May 26, 1888 Passing through a high, round-headed arch with paneled jambs and soffit one enters the central hall, a magnificent apartment in the mutulary Doric order, extending through the building to the Chestnut Street entrance. The Colonial Architecture of Philadelphia Fearing that my bat might be removed during my absence, I thrust it up the chimney, at the fireplace, resting one end on a jamb, where I could easily reach it. Seek and Find or The Adventures of a Smart Boy Statues even occupy niches on the window jamb, and a Virgin and Child stand up in front on the end of the ogee drip-mould of the great arch. Portuguese Architecture The boys were permitted to stop only long enough to see two men turn eight swinging bolts, which hung about the margins of the doors, and quickly screw them up against the jamb. The Boy Volunteers with the Submarine Fleet He walked leisurely to the house and leaned against the jamb of the kitchen door. 'Me--Smith' I should also observe another feature common to both these windows, namely, that it is only the jambs that are splayed.—P. Archaeological Essays, Vol. 1 For several minutes Ling Foo stared at the oblong blackness; then with a hysterical gurgle he ran to the door, slammed and bolted it, and leaned against the jamb, sick and faint, yet oddly relieved. The Pagan Madonna Those at the jambs are plain with hollow chamfered edges, as are also a few of the others. Portuguese Architecture The transom gave under the strain, moving upward and inward upon its hinges, disclosing an oblong gap above the jamb. The Life of the Party The figure of this saint on the jamb or the archivolt of the portal is expressive of such simple piety and enthusiasm! The Gate of Appreciation Studies in the Relation of Art to Life But the jambs of this window incline or splay internally, so as to form on the internal plane of the gable an opening 2 feet 3 inches in breadth. Archaeological Essays, Vol. 1 Stone-work which may represent the jambs of a broad chancel arch can be traced in the east wall; but this cannot be stated with positive certainty. The Ground Plan of the English Parish Church Further, the whole of these mouldings are on the inner side carved with a delicate spiral of ribbon and small balls, and on the outer with the same acanthus that runs up the jambs. Portuguese Architecture At the end of the room three lovely pillars upheld a minstrels' gallery, while opposite a stately oriel yawned a tremendous fireplace, with two stone seraphim for jambs. Jonah and Co. Above the jambs and cornices of the great windows of the first story were wreaths formed of anchors and dolphins, testifying to the glories of a family of navigators. The Dead Command From the Spanish Los Muertos Mandan Panting and exhausted, some stray wisps of hair sweeping her temples, the rest of it threatening to come tumbling down around her shoulders, she leaned against one of the door jambs, thinking rapidly. The Trail to Yesterday As he turned he caught a glimpse of a hand holding a pistol, as it vanished into a narrow crevice between a jamb and the door that led to the rear room. 'Firebrand' Trevison Between each pier a large window was meant to open, of which unfortunately nothing has been built but part of the jambs. Portuguese Architecture Holding him fast by the wrist, Berry had almost broken his arm across the jamb of the door. Jonah and Co. He was leaning against the door jamb with his hands in his pockets. Crooked Trails and Straight The modern house retains only a few fragments of the mansion; but the doorway remains, its jambs sculptured with queer figures, and three calves' heads carved above it as the family arms. The Cornwall Coast He did not see the door open slightly as he passed; he had not seen Braman’s face in the slight crevice that had been between door and jamb all along. 'Firebrand' Trevison Four only of the six stand clear from floor to roof, for the two western are embedded at the bottom in the jambs of the gallery arches. Portuguese Architecture With a hollow sound the door fell inward, taking with it the jamb. It Could Be Anything Alick leaned his forehead against the window jamb, and stared sullenly at the leaping waves below. The Captain's Bunk A Story for Boys Then the lever seemed to jamb, until he feared that, after all, something had happened that would balk him at the last moment. Two Daring Young Patriots or, Outwitting the Huns It is used extensively for house flooring and inside finishing, such as mouldings, door jambs, and casings. Seasoning of Wood The actual openings are formed of two round-headed arches whose outer mouldings cross each other on the central jamb. Portuguese Architecture In the doorway stood a woman leaning against the jamb. The Fighting Edge The jambs and casements are decorated with thirty-seven marvellously vivid reliefs of the signs of the Zodiac, the seasons and labours of the year, a kind of almanac of stone of rare invention and execution. The Story of Paris Further, a tiny circlet of India rubber, equipped with a small spike, was placed between door and jamb. The Strange Case of Mortimer Fenley The sudden settling of the building had twisted the jambs. Complete Story of the San Francisco Horror Like the jambs, the arch has a splay which is divided into small panels. Portuguese Architecture Neither chamber has had doors, but the northern has holes in the inner jamb, suggestive of a grate of some kind, of uncertain date. The Care of Books At this the negro groaned and crouched closer to the chimney jamb. The Witch of Salem or Credulity Run Mad A woman's physical strength was unequal to the task of disturbing his burly frame, and a foot thrust between door and jamb would have done the rest. The Strange Case of Mortimer Fenley As he did so the brown leather jug scraped lightly against the jamb. The Gold Girl The inner side of the trefoil is cusped, crockets and finials enrich the outer moulding of the opening, while beyond the jambs are niches, now empty. Portuguese Architecture One claw went over the rail, the other under the flange of the metal that formed the track, and sudden pressure would jamb the guard down. Brandon of the Engineers The jamb of the fireplace cut his right shoulder as he cowered into it, to get away as far as he could. The House with the Green Shutters "Listen, carissima," he pleaded, peering round the jamb of the door again. The Strange Case of Mortimer Fenley There’s an angry griffin on one jamb, and a smiling griffin on the other, and under each is a rose. Patty's Friends Up the outer side of the jambs are carved sharp pointed leaves, like great acanthus whose stalk bears many large exquisitely carved crockets. Portuguese Architecture In the present windows, which descend to the old level, the mouldings of the arch are stopped upon a set-off and the jamb is left plain. Bell's Cathedrals: The Cathedral Church of Ripon A Short History of the Church and a Description of Its Fabric At word of his coming the doors were filled with mutches and bald heads, keeking by the jambs to get a look. The House with the Green Shutters He was smoking a cigarette, leaning against the door jamb in an attitude of complete relaxation. 'Drag' Harlan In the doorway, leaning against one of the jambs, regarding her with narrowed, gleaming eyes, a pleased, appraising smile on his face, was Tom Chavis. The Range Boss A hollow mould runs down the two jambs and over the two arches, turning up as an ogee at the top. Portuguese Architecture At its western end is a doorway, the jambs of which seem original, while the pointed head is later. Bell's Cathedrals: The Cathedral Church of Ripon A Short History of the Church and a Description of Its Fabric The old-fashioned kitchen grate had been removed and the jambs had been widened on each side of the fireplace; it yawned empty and cold. The House with the Green Shutters Then despairing, and desperate, he struck a match and ran it quickly along the jambs. The Secret Witness But originally it formed part of a building of considerable architectural importance, as may be seen from the jamb of an elaborate Early English window at the north-west corner. Bell's Cathedrals: The Cathedral Church of Gloucester [2nd ed.] A Description of Its Fabric and A Brief History of the Espicopal See At the same time it must be admitted that the bases of the jambs inside the west window in the chapter-house are very unlike anything else, and are to a Western eye like Indian work. Portuguese Architecture A skillet and a gridiron stood against the jamb on one side, a hoe for baking hoe cakes and a little wrought-iron trivet were in order on the other. Duffels Guest drew back again, fully impressed by the hopelessness of his proceedings, for the outer door opened toward him, and the effect of his next thrust was only to drive it against the jamb. Witness to the Deed He stumbled blindly into the living room, knocking his head against the door jamb because he forgot to stoop. A Collection of Stories, Reviews and Essays In each bay the jambs and heads are of old work, filled in with Perpendicular tracing. Bell's Cathedrals: The Cathedral Church of Gloucester [2nd ed.] A Description of Its Fabric and A Brief History of the Espicopal See Beyond this moulding a plain flat band runs up the jambs and round the top cutting across the base of the cusps and of the pentagon. Portuguese Architecture A moment later his curly black poll came stealing round the door jamb, half-way down, like the head of a big boy. The Manxman A Novel - 1895 "I cannot," said the door, "for the beam is fixed in the jambs, and I have no power to move." Children's Literature A Textbook of Sources for Teachers and Teacher-Training Classes There was the vision: he caught sight of it in bodily form on the door jamb of the shop. The Goose Man Remains of two canopies in the jambs of the windows are also to be traced. Bell's Cathedrals: The Cathedral Church of Gloucester [2nd ed.] A Description of Its Fabric and A Brief History of the Espicopal See We entered a hall by an external staircase, leading to an Early English doorway, which has the tooth ornament on the jambs. A Yacht Voyage Round England Then he listened with his ear to the jamb. The Manxman A Novel - 1895 She clutched the jamb of the door for support and waited. The Man Who Knew Instantly there appeared between door and jamb a bright green line of light. The Green Rust The catch on the jamb of the door into which the bolt slides has three false screw-heads in it. Danger! A True History of a Great City's Wiles and Temptations The Veil Lifted, and Light Thrown on Crime and its Causes, and Criminals and their Haunts. Facts and Disclosures. The zigzag moulding forming the innermost order was continuous along the jambs and arch. Bell's Cathedrals: Southwark Cathedral Formerly the Collegiate Church of St. Saviour, Otherwise St. Mary Overie. A Short History and Description of the Fabric, with Some Account of the College and the See He steadied himself against the door jamb and kicked the wadded sweater out of sight beneath the dresser. The Circuit Riders "You?" she cried, stepping back, one hand at her throat and the other against the jamb of the door. The Wit and Humor of America, Volume VIII (of X) One of the other stick-men eased himself in, holding the door only wide enough to squeeze past the jamb. Vigorish He leaned his broad shoulder against the door jamb and watched “Slim” bail the leaky boat and untie it21 from the willows. The Man from the Bitter Roots "I have a perfect right to come here," stormed Baker, bracing his thick-set figure against the door jamb. The Lost Despatch Elizabeth leaned her head against the door jamb. A Little Girl in Old Boston And he turned away, steadying himself with one hand against the jamb of the window, and shuffled out slowly, laboriously, onto the balcony into the night. The History of Sir Richard Calmady A Romance Her Majesty got out, clutching at her voluminous skirts in a worried manner, to keep from catching them on the door jamb. That Sweet Little Old Lady He put out a hand against the jamb. Shining Ferry He thrust his hands deep in his trousers pockets and leaned his shoulder against the door jamb. The Lady Doc The “plate” of the Buss was melted down and mixed with lead, the hooks were fixed into the jambs, and the doors were hung in triumph. The Story of the Rock She paused upon the threshold, steadying herself with one hand against the cold, stone jamb of the arched doorway, while in the other she held the massive candlestick and its flickering, draught-driven lights. The History of Sir Richard Calmady A Romance With his hands on the door jambs, Carpy effectually barred the exit. Laramie Holds the Range He rapped briskly on the wooden door jamb. The Common Man "Ashes to ashes," says he, "dhust to dhust," says he, in a thick blind rage, and hurled Dol smash between the stone jambs to the back of the fire. The McBrides A Romance of Arran I shoved my foot against the jamb and prevented him. The Albert Gate Mystery Being Further Adventures of Reginald Brett, Barrister Detective Katherine stopped, and raising her arm leaned her hand against the stone jamb of it above her head. The History of Sir Richard Calmady A Romance Then, shod and with a strange dignity, she crossed the room and stood beside the man, leaning against the jamb of the door for support. Janet of the Dunes Sir Thomas stood leaning against the jamb of the chimney-piece, gazing sadly into the fire. Clare Avery A Story of the Spanish Armada The fireplace was a deep cavern, the jambs and back at right angles to each other and the floor. The New England Magazine Volume 1, No. 3, March, 1886 Bay State Monthly Volume 4, No. 3, March, 1886 One might fear that a geometrically carved lintel would not be quite in keeping with a florid jamb, but why carp, we should look at the best side of things. From Edinburgh to India & Burmah Then he looked at Lady Calmady—she altogether seductive in her innocence and in her wistful mockery as she leaned against the jamb of the door. The History of Sir Richard Calmady A Romance His stare, directed at Craig over the top of the newspaper, was inhospitable when the Comas man stopped and leaned against the door jamb. Joan of Arc of the North Woods He backed before the door as Koltsoff's eyes moved toward it, covering at the same time the call buttons in the wall at the side of the jamb. Prince or Chauffeur? A Story of Newport The stout slice and tongs lean against the jambs in front. The New England Magazine Volume 1, No. 3, March, 1886 Bay State Monthly Volume 4, No. 3, March, 1886 When they burst breathlessly into the living room, Charley was standing by the door holding in place a chair which hung on the knob and against the door jamb made an effective bolt. The Forbidden Trail For Richard leaned his back against the jamb of the open window, and she saw his face and all his poor figure in profile. The History of Sir Richard Calmady A Romance Annette was at the door like a wild cat, but the square-built toe of Laurent's foot was between it and the jamb. Despair's Last Journey A thin piece of wire brushed his fingers and following it he found it led from the keyhole and outside the jamb of the door, which had been cut slightly. Prince or Chauffeur? A Story of Newport The jambs are each of two similar blocks of stone. Bell's Cathedrals: The Abbey Church of Tewkesbury with some Account of the Priory Church of Deerhurst Gloucestershire His hand struck the top of the door jamb. The Boy with the U. S. Weather Men The lizards cringed and I set my Solar for a narrow beam and ran it around the door jamb. The Repairman Hearths and jambs, of brick, look best painted over with blacklead, mixed with soft-soap. A Treatise on Domestic Economy For the Use of Young Ladies at Home and at School There is a remarkable entrance doorway, the jambs being mere rounds and hollows, with a flat stone laid along at the springing of the round arch. Scottish Cathedrals and Abbeys The outer jambs, as also the broad central massive pier, are slightly fluted, and in some of these flutings is a bar in relief. Bell's Cathedrals: The Abbey Church of Tewkesbury with some Account of the Priory Church of Deerhurst Gloucestershire The woman bobbed her head in some uncertainty, then spoke in her own language to her husband who thrust himself into the doorway and leaned a heavy, flanneled shoulder against the jamb. Every Man for Himself There are three rather large windows on each side, of which those on the south are entirely new, but the sills and jambs on the north show a retention of fifteenth-century work. Bell's Cathedrals: The Priory Church of St. Bartholomew-the-Great, Smithfield A Short History of the Foundation and a Description of the Fabric and also of the Church of St. Bartholomew-the-Less Remove the rugs, and shake them, and clean the jambs, hearth, and fire-furniture. A Treatise on Domestic Economy For the Use of Young Ladies at Home and at School The arch mouldings are enriched with foliage, while the jambs and central pillar are moulded with alternate rounds and hollows. Scottish Cathedrals and Abbeys The jambs are quite plain, with heavy impost members, slightly hollowed, and a square label, much damaged and defaced. Bell's Cathedrals: The Abbey Church of Tewkesbury with some Account of the Priory Church of Deerhurst Gloucestershire There upon the floor lay the door with the shattered jamb beside it and in front of the stove was a bright pool of blood, but no bear was visible. Black Bruin The Biography of a Bear The Chamberlain still leaned wearily against the door jamb, mentally whelmed by dejection, bodily weak as water. Doom Castle Upon this the rear rank of the leading line jambs up to the front rank, which halts at the word. For Fortune and Glory A Story of the Soudan War The triforium consists of plain, chamfered, semicircular arches and jambs in three orders; the clerestory has simple pointed windows, moulded on sconsion, but without cusps. Scottish Cathedrals and Abbeys The jambs of this curious arch are nearly 28 inches and the imposts nearly 10 inches in thickness. Bell's Cathedrals: The Abbey Church of Tewkesbury with some Account of the Priory Church of Deerhurst Gloucestershire There were the birds high above, still circling about, and Joanna was at the threshold of the cabin, leaning against the jamb, her arms crossed, her head hanging. Brazilian Tales He was to have a great surprise, for there stood Simon Mac-Taggart leaning against the jamb—a figure of dejection! Doom Castle All the rear rows break into a trot and jamb up to the front in turn. For Fortune and Glory A Story of the Soudan War The arch and jambs of the Norman window above it were replaced; but this again is spoilt by the insertion of rude unadorned mullions. Bell's Cathedrals: The Cathedral Church of Ely A History and Description of the Building with a Short Account of the Monastery and of the See "Here you are," said the Secret Service man, indicating a brown stain on the door jamb. Tom Slade with the Colors Tiburcio sighed, arose, leaned against the jamb and lacked courage to go inside. Brazilian Tales The mouldings above, as well as the capitals, jambs, and pilasters, are enriched with running foliage, and with a series of medallions containing birds, animals, flowers, &c., some of which are very curious. Ely Cathedral Blood was also rubbed into the mouths of the carved serpents upon the jambs and lintels of the houses. South American Fights and Fighters And Other Tales of Adventure The topmost stone of this inner jamb is enlarged into a corbel to support the lintel, and is carved with a large face. Bell's Cathedrals: The Cathedral Church of Ely A History and Description of the Building with a Short Account of the Monastery and of the See The Secret Service man was intently examining the floor, the jamb around the door, and the casing of the port-hole. Tom Slade with the Colors But, as he stepped across the low sill somebody rose in the room's cool shadow and confronted him, and he fell back catching at the jamb for support and staring. Major Vigoureux It was dark, all 'cepting the light from the chimney, and I fumble all up and down the door jamb before I find de latch pin. Slave Narratives: a Folk History of Slavery in the United States From Interviews with Former Slaves Oklahoma Narratives In the jamb of the south door of the Norman wall is a sundial, without which, one might say, no church is completely perfect. Highways and Byways in Sussex Even as he looked a hand stole forth from the aperture through which the light streamed, and rested on the jamb outside. The Shrieking Pit She thought of her "unexcelled view of Park" which could be had by flattening one ear and the side of your face against the window jamb. Gigolo As he leaned against the jamb of the door, mechanically adjusting his leather apron, he heard Ab's voice again. The Young Mountaineers Short Stories This relapse to the colloquial we afterwards heard was owing to a jamb in the revolver. The Fifth Battalion Highland Light Infantry in the War 1914-1918 The height of the lintel should be equivalent to the width of the jambs at the top. The Ten Books on Architecture I remember well, after the second had burst, finding myself trying to jamb my head under my bed, but there wasn't room. An Onlooker in France 1917-1919 The fire sparkled in the brass dogs and the brass jambs of the fireplace. Mary Gray They have converging jambs, the semi-circular heads being cut from one stone and the inside very widely splayed. Bell's Cathedrals: The Cathedral Church of Durham A Description of Its Fabric and A Brief History of the Espiscopal See A bell-pull, as rusty as the railings outside, depended by the jamb. The Blue Pavilions The width of the faces of the jambs should be one fourteenth of the height of the aperture, and the cymatium one sixth of the width. The Ten Books on Architecture It is probable that the methods employed were similar or analogous to those used today by the Hopi, and that the wooden lintel and stone jamb was the standard type. Aboriginal Remains in Verde Valley, Arizona Thirteenth Annual Report of the Bureau of Ethnology to the Secretary of the Smithsonian Institution, 1891-92, Government Printing Office, Washington, 1896, pages 179-262 The masonry over the passageway in falling carried away part of the masonry above the jamb corner, thus indicating continuity of bond. A Study of Pueblo Architecture: Tusayan and Cibola Eighth Annual Report of the Bureau of Ethnology to the Secretary of the Smithsonian Institution, 1886-1887, Government Printing Office, Washington, 1891, pages 3-228 The young man dodged aside and fled and the knife stuck in the door jamb. The Laughing Prince Jugoslav Folk and Fairy Tales The door jamb is not a satisfactory place for recording the heights of children, particularly in this day when removals are so frequent. Applied Eugenics Their width on the face should be two thirds of the width of the jamb, but at the bottom one fourth slenderer than above. The Ten Books on Architecture The window jambs and the piers were built or faced with brick; even the staircases were of brick. Bell's Cathedrals: The Cathedral Church of Saint Albans With an Account of the Fabric & a Short History of the Abbey Ancient examples of this form of opening are distinguished by a symmetrical disposition of the step in the jamb, while the modern doors are seldom so arranged. A Study of Pueblo Architecture: Tusayan and Cibola Eighth Annual Report of the Bureau of Ethnology to the Secretary of the Smithsonian Institution, 1886-1887, Government Printing Office, Washington, 1891, pages 3-228 He leaned his head against the window jamb and closed his eyes, striving fiercely to drive forth the thronging thoughts; to make his mind a blank. The Price Somebody went outside and brought in a power-jack and finally one of the doors inched back to the door jamb. Omnilingual Further, the jambs themselves should be diminished at the top by one fourteenth of their width. The Ten Books on Architecture The side windows of the Lady Chapel are beautiful examples of the fully developed Decorated style; the jambs and mullions are ornamented with statuettes which, strange to say, escaped destruction. Bell's Cathedrals: The Cathedral Church of Saint Albans With an Account of the Fabric & a Short History of the Abbey In Tusayan large openings occur in which only one jamb is stepped, producing an effect somewhat of that of the large balcony openings with flights of stone steps at one side, previously illustrated. A Study of Pueblo Architecture: Tusayan and Cibola Eighth Annual Report of the Bureau of Ethnology to the Secretary of the Smithsonian Institution, 1886-1887, Government Printing Office, Washington, 1891, pages 3-228 There are still remains of the original vestibule to the crypt, and also the bases and one of the jambs of the Norman door leading to it. The Cathedral Church of York Bell's Cathedrals: A Description of Its Fabric and A Brief History of the Archi-Episcopal See She was looking at the burned door jamb of Sim Gage's cabin as she spoke. The Sagebrusher A Story of the West Besides, there are fasciae running all round under the cymatia on the jambs, and apportioned so as to be equal to three sevenths of a jamb, excluding the cymatium. The Ten Books on Architecture The youthful mud clerk, with his hat under his folded arms, leaned on the jamb of a door that let back into the clerks' stateroom. Gideon's Band A Tale of the Mississippi The use of stone jambs, however, would necessarily be limited to openings of small size, as such use for large openings was beyond the mechanical skill of the pueblo builders. A Study of Pueblo Architecture: Tusayan and Cibola Eighth Annual Report of the Bureau of Ethnology to the Secretary of the Smithsonian Institution, 1886-1887, Government Printing Office, Washington, 1891, pages 3-228 He twisted the crane out of the bricks on which it was hinged, and some of the mantel jamb fell down. The Entailed Hat Or, Patty Cannon's Times Therefore, as though easily and naturally, he leaned with both his own hands above his head resting against the jamb of the door. The Sagebrusher A Story of the West Its cymatium ought to be one sixth of the jamb, with a projection equivalent to its height. The Ten Books on Architecture They were moving northwards, towards the eternal ice-fields, to melt or jamb on their way, but surely to melt in the end. The Triumph of John Kars A Story of the Yukon Many of these small openings, occurring most frequently in the back walls of house rows, have the jambs, lintels, etc., characteristic of the typical modern door. A Study of Pueblo Architecture: Tusayan and Cibola Eighth Annual Report of the Bureau of Ethnology to the Secretary of the Smithsonian Institution, 1886-1887, Government Printing Office, Washington, 1891, pages 3-228 Out in the air she leaned for a moment weakly against the door jamb—then resolutely pulled herself together, and carefully closed the door behind her. Red-Robin She stopped at the door and leaned against the jamb a little faintly, then turned toward him. Steve Yeager |
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