giambeux

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giambeux - Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 :

  Giambeux \Giam"beux\ (zh[.a]m"b[.u]), n. pl. [See Jambeux.]
     Greaves; armor for the legs. [Obs.] --Spenser.
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  Jambes \Jambes\, Jambeux \Jam"beux\, n. pl. [From F. jambe a
     leg: cf. OF. jambiere. See Jamb, n.] (Ancient Armor)
     In the Middle Ages, armor for the legs below the knees,
     usually having front and back pieces; called also greaves.
     [Written also giambeux.] --Chaucer.
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