greaves

American  

[greevz] / grivz /

noun

(used with a singular or plural verb)

1. crackling.

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Greaves ¹ British  

/ ɡriːvz /

noun

1. 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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greaves ² British  

/ ɡriːvz /

plural noun

1. the residue left after the rendering of tallow

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Etymology

Origin of greaves

1605–15; < Low German greven; cognate with Old High German griubo, German Grieben

Example Sentences

A very fine drawing on blue paper, lent from the Met, shows the care he lavished on the plate armor: soft ripples of the chain mail, a shimmer of light on the greaves.

From New York Times • Dec. 9, 2022

He and his men abandoned their steel breastplates and greaves in favor of lighter, cooler and – given the Mexican array of offensive weaponry – more effective native cotton armor.

From US News • Nov. 19, 2015

Pam Baltimore, a spokeswoman for the Apache-Sit greaves forest, said she figured some of the aspen leaves just fell off trees early until a silviculturist mentioned the fungus.

From US News • Oct. 3, 2015

For protection the fighters had golden helmets, golden elbow-length cuffs, golden greaves.

From Time Magazine Archive

Horse and Hop-Robin fetched padding for the lord commander, along with a ringmail hauberk to go over it, and greaves, gorget, and halfhelm.

From "A Dance with Dragons" by George R. R. Martin