What does greave mean?
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Princeton's WordNet
greave, jambeaunoun
armor plate that protects legs below the knee
Samuel Johnson's Dictionary
Greavenoun
A grove. Edmund Spenser
Etymology: græf, Saxon.
Wikipedia
Greave
A greave (from the Old French greve "shin, shin armour") or jambeau is a piece of armour that protects the leg.
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greave
A greave is a piece of armor used to protect the lower leg, particularly the shin, in medieval and ancient combat. They are typically made of leather, metal, or other durable material and are often used in pairs.
Webster Dictionary
Greavenoun
a grove
Greavenoun
armor for the leg below the knee; -- usually in the plural
Greaveverb
to clean (a ship's bottom); to grave
Etymology: [OF. grees; cf. Sp. grevas.]
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Greave
A greave is a piece of armour that protects the leg.
Chambers 20th Century Dictionary
Greave
grēv, n. (Spens.) a groove, a grove.
Greave
See Greeve.
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Chaldean Numerology
The numerical value of greave in Chaldean Numerology is: 4
Pythagorean Numerology
The numerical value of greave in Pythagorean Numerology is: 4
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- grebaSpanish
- grèveFrench
- զանգապանArmenian
- grevaPortuguese
- поножиRussian
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