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jambe

Noun

Meaning

(heraldry) A leg, of an animal or person.

(often in the plural) Synonym of jambeau (“a greave”).

Source: en.wiktionary.org

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Composer and singer Philibert Jambe de Fer (c. 1515 – c. 1566) was the only French author of the 16th century to write about the recorder, in his "Epitome musical." Source: Internet

This period also produced the first extant books describing the recorder, including the treatises of Virdung (1511), Agricola (1529), Ganassi (1535), Cardano (c1546), Jambe de Fer (1556), and Praetorius (1619). Source: Internet

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