greaves
[greevz]
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Origin of greaves
1605–15; < Low German greven; cognate with Old High German griubo, German Grieben
greave
[greev]
- a piece of plate armor for the leg between the knee and the ankle, usually composed of front and back pieces.
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Origin of greave
1300–50; Middle English greves (plural) < Old French < ?
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Contemporary Examples
As an alternative religious player, says Greaves, the Satanic Temple provides yet another “counterbalance.”
Greaves and a handful of friends founded it in January as a vehicle for a cheeky, in-your-face brand of political theater.
These days, Greaves regards traditional religion in general as both dangerously superstitious and exclusionary.
Greaves the man is equally—and intentionally—hard to get a read on.
Historical Examples
And they all had brass helmets and purple tunics, and greaves, and their shields uncovered .
AnabasisXenophon
That must have been the time when you sent for Dr. Greaves at three in the morning.
Ambrotox and Limping DickOliver Fleming
Palmer's horse was at once killed, and Greaves fell among the Pathans.
Through Three CampaignsG. A. Henty
Will you be going to Mrs. Greaves' reception after the dinner?
Lucy Maud Montgomery Short Stories, 1907 to 1908Lucy Maud Montgomery
On the ground are the breast-plate, the greaves and the helmet.
Museum of AntiquityL. W. Yaggy
greaves
- the residue left after the rendering of tallow
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Word Origin
C17: from Low German greven; related to Old High German griubo
Greaves
- Jimmy. born 1940, English footballer and television commentator on the sport; played for a number of clubs including Tottenham Hotspur and Chelsea; scored 44 goals in 57 matches for England (1959–67)
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greave
- (often plural) a piece of armour worn to protect the shin from the ankle to the knee
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Word Origin
C14: from Old French greve, perhaps from graver to part the hair, of Germanic origin
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Word Origin and History for greaves
n.
mid-14c., plural of greave.
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greave
n.
leg armor, c.1300, from Old French greve "shin, armor for the leg" (12c.), of unknown origin. [Klein suggests it ultimately is from Egyptian Arabic gaurab "stocking, apparel for the leg."]
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