Definitions for: Greave


[n] armor plate that protects legs below the knee



Webster (1913) Definition: 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.

Synonyms: greaves, jambeau

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

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