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greave

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6 lettersPronunciation /ɡɹiːv/Part of speech nounSorted aeegrvStarts with GEnds with E0 clues
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Definitions

  1. armor plate that protects legs below the knee

Word origin

From Middle English greve, from Old English grǣfe, grǣfa (“bush, bramble, grove, thicket, copse, brush-wood (for burning), fuel”), probably related to Proto-Germanic *grōbō (“ditch, hole”).

Used in a sentence

  • she fled into that covert greave
  • And through the stained windows bright, / From o'er the red-tiled eaves, / The sunlight blazed with colored light / On golden helms and greaves.
  • Then he cast off his breast-plate, thigh pieces, and greaves, while Alleyne followed his example.

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