American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth
Edition - n. Either of the two vertical pieces framing a doorway
and supporting the lintel. Also called doorpost. - n. Either of
the upright posts on either side of a door, which together
support a lintel. - n. a jamb for a door - door + jamb
(Wiktionary) “In 1987 they finally found the narrow tomb
entrance; on the doorjamb was the cartouche of Ramses II that
Burton had noted in his journal.” “The doorjamb was his ally;
caught in the force of the blow, Nicholas's knee would shatter
like crystal.” “But behind the sitter, blurred from movement, a
naked girl swings from the doorjamb, a wild apparition at odds
with the placidity of the foreground.” “My moist, wavering hand
pulled the door handle and I almost fell onto the sidewalk when
my foot caught the doorjamb as I exited.” “Cara sagged against
the doorjamb, then made her way into the bathroom, where she
collapsed on the closed lid of the toilet.” “Alexis wavered,
steadying herself with a hand on th