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  greaves

  noun

  crackling.
• Greaves
  Greaves

  noun

  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)

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

Then a shadow detached itself from inside an empty stall and became another Brazen Beast, clad in pleated black skirt, greaves, and muscled breastplate.

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