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Wordnet 3.0

NOUN (1)

1. armor plate that protects legs below the knee;
[syn: greave, jambeau]


The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:

Greave \Greave\, n. A grove. [Obs.] --Spenser. [1913 Webster]
The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:

Greave \Greave\, n. [OF. grees; cf. Sp. grevas.] Armor for the leg below the knee; -- usually in the plural. [1913 Webster]
The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:

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. [1913 Webster]
WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):

greave n 1: armor plate that protects legs below the knee [syn: greave, jambeau]