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greave |
4 definitions found From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Greave \Greave\, n. A grove. [Obs.] --Spenser. From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Greave \Greave\, n. [OF. grees; cf Sp grevas.] Armor for the leg below the knee; -- usually in the plural. From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: 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. From WordNet r 1.6 [wn]: greave n : protects legs below the knee [syn: {greaves}, {jambeau}]
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