greaves

[ greevz ]

noun

, (used with a singular or plural verb)

1. crackling ( def 3 ).

greaves

¹

/ ɡriːvz /

plural noun

1. the residue left after the rendering of tallow

Greaves

²

/ ɡriːvz /

noun

1. GreavesJimmy1940MEnglishSPORT AND GAMES: footballerFILMS AND TV: television commentator Jimmy. born 1940, English footballer and television commentator on the sport; played for a number of clubs including Tottenham Hotspur and Chelsea; scored 44 goals in 57 matches for England (1959–67)

Word History and Origins

Origin of greaves¹

1605–15; < Low German greven; cognate with Old High German griubo, German Grieben

Word History and Origins

Origin of greaves¹

C17: from Low German greven; related to Old High German griubo

Example Sentences

A very fine drawing on blue paper, lent from the Met, shows the care he lavished on the plate armor: soft ripples of the chain mail, a shimmer of light on the greaves.

From New York Times

He trotted up and down the ranks, his plumed helmet gleaming, his legs decked in bronze greaves.

From Literature

They were armored with bronze helmets and greaves and breastplates of heavy leather and shields of wood and bronze, and armed with swords and the long Kargish lance.

From Literature

Among the materials being used to make what are known as greaves is wood, while the skills involved include weaving.

From BBC

But he just nods and raises his leather greaves, now clean, to the firelight before hanging them from the hooks embedded into the wall.

From Literature