greave
noun
a piece of plate armor for the leg between the knee and the ankle, usually composed of front and back pieces.
greaved
-
a word derived from
greave.
Example Sentences
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Its stupidity, greaved with arrogance, filled with energy, renders it immune to debate.
From Time Magazine Archive
First he greaved his legs with greaves of good make, and fitted with ancle-clasps of silver; after this he donned the cuirass of the son of Aeacus, richly inlaid and studded.
From The Iliad by Homer
Their legs seem not to have been greaved, but encased in a loose trouser, which hung about the ankles and embarrassed the feet, if by any chance the horseman was forced to dismount.
In front the greaved left leg of a Lapith.
From A Catalogue of Sculpture in the Department of Greek and Roman Antiquities, British Museum, Volume I (of 2) by A. H. Smith
The steam was lifting the lid of the small saucepan, which stood securely on the spirit-lamp between the marble knight's greaved shins.
From The Primadonna by F. Marion (Francis Marion) Crawford
