Greave

4 definitions found

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Greave \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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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:



  Greave \Greave\, n.
     A grove. [Obs.] --Spenser.
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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Greave \Greave\, n. [OF. grees; cf. Sp. grevas.]
     Armor for the leg below the knee; -- usually in the plural.
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From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  greave
       n : armor plate that protects legs below the knee [syn: {greaves},
            {jambeau}]