greave

[greev]

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noun Armor.

a piece of plate armor for the leg between the knee and the ankle, usually composed of front and back pieces.

Also called jamb, jambeau.

Origin:
1300–50; Middle English greves (plural) < Old French < ?

Related forms

greaved, adjective

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greave (ɡriːv)

—n
	(often plural) a piece of armour worn to protect the shin from the ankle to the knee

[C14: from Old French greve, perhaps from graver to part the hair, of Germanic origin]

greaved

—*adj*

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