Meaning of GREAVE
| Pronunciation: | | greev
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| | Definition: | | [n] armor plate that protects legs below the knee |
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| | Synonyms: | | greaves, jambeau |
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| | See Also: | | armor plate, armor plating, armour plate, body armor, body armour, cataphract, coat of mail, plate armor, plate armour, suit of armor, suit of armour | |
| Webster's 1913 Dictionary |
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\Greave\, n.
A grove. [Obs.] --Spenser.
\Greave\, n. [OF. grees; cf. Sp. grevas.]
Armor for the leg below the knee; -- usually in the plural.
\Greave\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Greaved} (gr[=e]vd); p.
pr. & vb. n. {Greaving}.] [From {Greaves}.] (Naut.)
To clean (a ship's bottom); to grave.
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