Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- noun plural The unmelted residue left after animal fat has been rendered.
from The Century Dictionary.
- Armor, made of metal, and lined with some soft substance, worn to protect the front of the leg below the knee.
- Boots; buskins.
- See
graves .
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- noun plural The sediment of melted tallow. It is made into cakes for dogs' food. In Scotland it is called
cracklings .
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- noun The
unmeltable residue left afteranimal fat has beenrendered . - noun Plural form of
greave .
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- noun the residue that remains after animal fat has been rendered
Etymologies
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
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Examples
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[Page 164] 'Tarena; but for "greaves," wearing no leg-armor themselves, they had no synonym.
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They fastened their breastplates, in war, over their smocks, and had other armour covering the lower parts of the body, and leg armour called "greaves"; while the great shield which guarded the whole body from throat to ankles was carried by a broad belt slung round the neck.
Tales of Troy: Ulysses, the sacker of cities Andrew Lang 1878
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Each hoplite was a proud citizen who could afford to equip himself with a bronze helmet, a thick breastplate, greaves to protect the legs, and an iron-tipped spear eight to ten feet long used for thrusting, not throwing.
Alexander the Great Philip Freeman 2011
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Each hoplite was a proud citizen who could afford to equip himself with a bronze helmet, a thick breastplate, greaves to protect the legs, and an iron-tipped spear eight to ten feet long used for thrusting, not throwing.
Alexander the Great Philip Freeman 2011
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Then you lace up the greaves to protect your ankles.
Can You Survive The Zombie Apocalypse? Max Brallier 2011
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Then you lace up the greaves to protect your ankles.
Can You Survive The Zombie Apocalypse? Max Brallier 2011
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Each hoplite was a proud citizen who could afford to equip himself with a bronze helmet, a thick breastplate, greaves to protect the legs, and an iron-tipped spear eight to ten feet long used for thrusting, not throwing.
Alexander the Great Philip Freeman 2011
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Treasures and trophies lined the walls in large unruly piles: crowns of gold; glittering jewels; goblets and chalices; swords and shields; bronze helmets and greaves.
THE 5 GREATEST WARRIORS MATTHEW REILLY 2010
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Hundreds of maces, axes, daggers, swords, knives, and even a few pistols hung on the walls, as well as a collection of different kinds of armor, from greaves worn to protect the shins to full suits of chain mail.
Clockwork Angel Cassandra Clare 2010
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His legs were positioned in a wide war stance, his body battle-ready, with a bronze cuirass and greaves.
Blood Trinity Sherrilyn Kenyon 2010
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