greave, jambeau
(noun) armor plate that protects legs below the knee
Source: WordNet® 3.1
greave (plural greaves)
(obsolete) A bush; a tree; a grove.
(obsolete) A bough; a branch.
greave (plural greaves)
(obsolete) A ditch or trench.
greave (plural greaves)
A piece of armour that protects the leg, especially the shin.
greave (third-person singular simple present greaves, present participle greaving, simple past and past participle greaved)
(nautical, transitive) To clean (a ship's bottom); to grave.
• regave
Source: Wiktionary
Greave, n.
Definition: A grove. [Obs.] Spenser.
Greave, n. Etym: [OF. greees; cf. Sp. grevas.]
Definition: Armor for the leg below the knee; -- usually in the plural.
Greave, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Greaved (grevd); p. pr. & vb. n. Greaving.] Etym: [From Greaves.] (Naut.)
Definition: To clean (a ship's bottom); to grave.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
28 May 2025
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