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giambeux
From The 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. [1913 Webster] .
From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:
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. [1913 Webster]
