greave noun2.
[gri:v] ME.[Old French greve calf of the leg, shin, armour (mod. French dial. grève, graive upper part of the leg) = Spanish greba, of unkn. origin.]A piece of armour for the leg below the knee, esp. the shin. Usu. in
pl. ■ greaved adjective equipped with greaves
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