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[ greev ] / griv /
noun Armor.a piece of plate armor for the leg between the knee and the ankle, usually composed of front and back pieces. Also called jamb, jambeau . Origin of greave1300–50; Middle English greves (plural) <Old French < ? OTHER WORDS FROM greavegreaved, adjectiveWORDS THAT MAY BE CONFUSED WITH greavegreave , grieveWords nearby greaveGreat White Way, great willow herb, Great Yarmouth, great year, Great Zimbabwe, greave, greaves, grebe, Grecian, Grecian bend, Grecian profile Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for greaveHe, Hawberk, had negotiated for and secured the greave, and now the suit was complete. Read ‘The King in Yellow,’ the ‘True Detective’ Reference That’s the Key to the Show|Robert W. Chambers|February 20, 2014|DAILY BEAST Did you continue the search so persistently without any certainty of the greave being still in existence? Read ‘The King in Yellow,’ the ‘True Detective’ Reference That’s the Key to the Show|Robert W. Chambers|February 20, 2014|DAILY BEAST Damned if it doesn't look like a greave the old Greek warriors used to wear to protect their shins. Astounding Stories, February, 1931|Various He must surely be a bit of a bigot, who would hastily pronounce that even Greave's Spiritual Quixotte is an irreligious work. Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine, Vol. 64 No. 396 October 1848|Various
The legionaries began putting on their armour, fastened the greave protecting the right leg, and took up bucklers and lances. The Death of the Gods|Dmitri Mrejkowski Suddenly alarmed and mystified beyond words, he shuffled forward over the snow, the greave yet clutched in a fur gloved hand. Astounding Stories, February, 1931|Various Griff—a valley-name in east Yorkshire, probably connected with 'greave,' which is common in Derbyshire. Climbing in The British Isles. Vol. 1 - England|W. P. Haskett Smith
British Dictionary definitions for greave
noun(often plural) a piece of armour worn to protect the shin from the ankle to the knee Derived forms of greavegreaved, adjectiveWord Origin for greaveC14: from Old French greve, perhaps from graver to part the hair, of Germanic origin Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 |