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Meanings of greaves in English

The residue that remains after animal fat has been rendered.

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Examples for "crackling"
Examples for "crackling"
1
Tonino heard her flapping and crackling among the paper-ifit was paper.
The Magicians of Caprona
2
It was winter; a couple of fagots were crackling in the fireplace.
Les Misérables
3
He heard the crackling of the wood in the small kitchen stove.
Atlantis
4
The crackling in the brush indicated that the men were very near.
Trials and Triumphs of Faith
5
From the north end of the house came another grinding, crackling crash.
Bag of Bones
Usage of greaves in English
1
There was no time to bother with greaves, vambraces, or the like.
The Dargonesti (Elves of the Sea)
2
Only then did I notice the silver greaves strapped around his shins.
The shifter
3
Pants, a shirt, undergarments, shoes, a heavy jacket, a pair of greaves.
Earth Afire
4
The weight of his greaves righted him while he was in the air.
A Friend of Cæsar: A Tale of the Fall of the Roman Republic. Tim...
5
A cuirass of iron banding, mail sleeves and greaves completed his serious accoutrement.
Return of the Crimson Guard
6
Rody Kickham had greaves in his number and a hamper in the refectory.
A Portrait of the Artist as a Young Man
7
As Garrett was undoing the clasps on Jaime's greaves, the tent flapped open.
A feast for crows
8
His greaves chafed and wrestled one with another for want of other foes.
A Week on the Concord and Merrimack Rivers
9
She wore braces on her arms and greaves on her shins.
Secret of the Dragon
10
Lem had put his greaves on and was pacing the room.
Earth Unaware
11
Hawkins also happened to have a small supply of stale greaves.
Lines in Pleasant Places: Being the Aftermath of an Old Angler
12
As regards armour, controversy is waged over the shield, corslet, and bronze greaves.
Homer and His Age
13
Toron turned off his greaves and launched upward toward the hatch.
Earth Unaware
14
Roran watched as she buckled the greaves onto his lower legs.
Brisingr
15
Steel greaves and poleyns for covering legs, shins, and feet completed the ensemble.
The irish warrior
16
First, the mice put on greaves that covered their forelegs.
The Golden Fleece and the Heroes Who Lived Before Achilles
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Greaves through the time
Greaves across language varieties
United States of America
Common
United Kingdom
Common