Meaning of GREAVES
| Pronunciation: | | greevz
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 WordNet Dictionary |
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| | Definition: | | [n] armor plate that protects legs below the knee |
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| | Synonyms: | | greave, jambeau |
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| | See Also: | | armor plate, armor plating, armour plate, body armor, body armour, cataphract, coat of mail, plate armor, plate armour, suit of armor, suit of armour | |
| Webster's 1913 Dictionary |
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| | Definition: | | \Greaves\ (gr[=e]vz), n. pl. [Cf. dial. Sw. grevar
greaves, LG. greven, G. griebe, also AS. greofa pot. Cf.
{Gravy.}]
The sediment of melted tallow. It is made into cakes for
dogs' food. In Scotland it is called {cracklings}. [Written
also {graves}.]
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| Easton Bible Dictionary |
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| | Definition: | | only in 1 Sam. 17:6, a piece of defensive armour (q.v.) reaching from the foot to the knee; from French greve, "the shin." They were the Roman cothurni. |
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