greave

from WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006)

greave
    n 1: armor plate that protects legs below the knee [syn:
         {greave}, {jambeau}]

from The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48

Greave \Greave\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Greaved} (gr[=e]vd); p.
   pr. & vb. n. {Greaving}.] [From {Greaves}.] (Naut.)
   To clean (a ship's bottom); to grave.
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from The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48

Greave \Greave\, n.
   A grove. [Obs.] --Spenser.
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from The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48

Greave \Greave\, n. [OF. grees; cf. Sp. grevas.]
   Armor for the leg below the knee; -- usually in the plural.
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