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greaves
American
[greevz]
/ grivz /
noun
(used with a singular or plural verb)
Greaves
1
British
/ ɡriːvz /
noun
greaves
2
British
/ ɡriːvz /
plural noun
Etymology
Origin of greaves
1605–15; < Low German greven; cognate with Old High German griubo, German Grieben
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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
Warriors abound, some garbed in helmets, breastplates and greaves, and capable of such feats as shooting a bow while standing on a bare-backed horse.
From Time Magazine Archive
Their polished chain mail and greaves gleamed over purple T-shirts and jeans.
From "The Son of Neptune" by Rick Riordan
Most known for the 1971 meta-fictional classic “Symbiopsychotaxiplasm: Take One,” Greaves believed in the beautiful chaos of humans seeking connection.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 22, 2026
It takes us into a 1972 party at Duke Ellington’s New York City townhouse, where invited Harlem Renaissance luminaries encountered a lively reunion arranged by nonfiction filmmaker William Greaves.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 22, 2026
Greaves, who died in 2014, had envisioned a much larger project but never assembled his 16mm reunion footage.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 22, 2026
Jacob Greaves: Composed on the ball and held his position, not getting drawn out when Cunha dropped deep.
From BBC ● Aug. 30, 2026
Mr. Greaves, the deacon at church, died of lung cancer.
From "Paradise on Fire" by Jewell Parker Rhodes
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