Associations to the word «Greave»
Noun
Adjective
Wiktionary
GREAVE, noun. (obsolete) A bush; a tree; a grove.
GREAVE, noun. (obsolete) A bough; a branch.
GREAVE, noun. (obsolete) A ditch or trench.
GREAVE, noun. A piece of armour that protects the leg, especially the shin.
GREAVE, verb. (nautical) (transitive) To clean (a ship's bottom); to grave.
Dictionary definition
GREAVE, noun. Armor plate that protects legs below the knee.
Wise words
Men govern nothing with more difficulty than their tongues,
and can moderate their desires more than their words.