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Meanings of
greaves
in English
The residue that remains after animal fat has been rendered.
crackling
Usage of
greaves
in English
1
There was no time to bother with
greaves
,
vambraces, or the like.
2
Only then did I notice the silver
greaves
strapped around his shins.
3
Pants, a shirt, undergarments, shoes, a heavy jacket, a pair of
greaves
.
4
The weight of his
greaves
righted him while he was in the air.
5
A cuirass of iron banding, mail sleeves and
greaves
completed his serious accoutrement.
6
Rody Kickham had
greaves
in his number and a hamper in the refectory.
7
As Garrett was undoing the clasps on Jaime's
greaves
,
the tent flapped open.
8
His
greaves
chafed and wrestled one with another for want of other foes.
9
She wore braces on her arms and
greaves
on her shins.
10
Lem had put his
greaves
on and was pacing the room.
11
Hawkins also happened to have a small supply of stale
greaves
.
12
As regards armour, controversy is waged over the shield, corslet, and bronze
greaves
.
13
Toron turned off his
greaves
and launched upward toward the hatch.
14
Roran watched as she buckled the
greaves
onto his lower legs.
15
Steel
greaves
and poleyns for covering legs, shins, and feet completed the ensemble.
16
First, the mice put on
greaves
that covered their forelegs.
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greaves
greave
Noun
Plural
Frequent collocations
have greaves
magnetic greaves
cover with greaves
goodly greaves
rusty greaves
More collocations
Greaves
through the time
Greaves
across language varieties
United States of America
Common
United Kingdom
Common