Greave

/ɡɹiːv/

Synonyms for "greave" (5 found)

Ranked by relevance and common usage.

Closest matches (1)

Noun(1 words)

Strong matches (2)

Noun(2 words)
leg armorleg protection

Related words (2)

Noun(2 words)
shin guardshin plate

Related word relations

OpenGloss and ConceptNet supply richer edges like generalizations, collocations, and derivations.

4 relation types

More general

8 entries
armorarmor piecearmor platearmor platingarmour plateplate armorplate armourprotective gear

More specific

2 entries
calf platepoleyn

Collocations

5 entries
bronze greavesmedieval greavesplate greavesshin platesteel greaves

Inflections

1 entries

Sample sentences

3 total sentences available.

Tatoeba + Wiktionary

she fled into that covert greave

Source: wiktionary

And through the stained windows bright, / From o'er the red-tiled eaves, / The sunlight blazed with colored light / On golden helms and greaves.

Source: wiktionary

Then he cast off his breast-plate, thigh pieces, and greaves, while Alleyne followed his example.

Source: wiktionary

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