Greaves

//ɡɹivz//

Synonyms for "greaves" (2 found)

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Noun(1 words)

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Translations

19 translations across 14 languages.

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Bulgarian

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  • пръжки noun (residue from animal fat)

Danish

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  • fedtegrever noun (residue from animal fat)

Dutch

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  • kaantjes noun (residue from animal fat)

French

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  • cretons noun (residue from animal fat)
  • grattons noun (residue from animal fat)

Galician

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  • roxóns noun (residue from animal fat)

German

2 entries
  • Grammeln noun (residue from animal fat)
  • Grieben noun (residue from animal fat)

Hungarian

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  • tepertő noun (residue from animal fat)
  • töpörtyű noun (residue from animal fat)

Italian

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  • ciccioli noun (residue from animal fat)

Macedonian

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  • клиса noun (residue from animal fat)
  • пршка noun (residue from animal fat)
  • џимиринка noun (residue from animal fat)

Polish

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  • skwarka noun (residue from animal fat)

Portuguese

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  • torresmo m rojões noun (residue from animal fat)

Russian

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  • шква́рки noun (residue from animal fat)

Spanish

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  • chicharrones noun (residue from animal fat)

Swedish

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  • grevar noun (residue from animal fat)

Sample sentences

6 total sentences available.

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The crew and Daphnis fell into the sea and came to the surface again but they had not equal chances for preservation. The pirates had their swords at their sides and their bucklers slung behind them, while their greaves reached to the middle of their legs; whereas Daphnis, as usual when he tended his herd in the plains, had not even his sandals on, and, moreover, as the season was very warm, he was scarcely dressed.

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"What else did you do for him?" "I pulled off his boots and greaves."

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Greaves protect the shins.

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And they all had helmets of bronze, crimson tunics, and greaves, and carried their shields uncovered.

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