greave Meaning, Definition & Usage

  1. noun armor plate that protects legs below the knee
    jambeau.

WordNet

Greave noun
Definitions
  1. A grove. Obs. Spenser.
Greave noun
Etymology
OF. greees; cf. Sp. grevas.
Definitions
  1. Armor for the leg below the knee; -- usually in the plural.
Greave transitive verb
Etymology
From Greaves.
Wordforms
imperfect & past participle Greaved present participle & verbal noun Greaving
Definitions
  1. Naut.) To clean (a ship's bottom); to grave.

Webster 1913