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Example sentences for "greave"

Lexicographically close words:
greatlye; greatnes; greatness; greatnesse; greatter; greaved; greaves; grebe; grebes; grec
  1. Suddenly alarmed and mystified beyond words, he shuffled forward over the snow, the greave yet clutched in a fur gloved hand.

  2. Damned if it doesn't look like a greave the old Greek warriors used to wear to protect their shins.

  3. In the Roman army the greave was worn from early times, but under the Empire it became a mark of distinction for the centurions.

  4. The poet Alcaeos says that the greave was a protection against missiles.

  5. A greave was worn on the right leg, and the helmet was of bronze with a crest of three feathers.

  6. When his superb collection was sold, this client of Hawberk's bought the suit, and since then the search for the missing greave had been pushed until it was, almost by accident, located in Paris.

  7. This was the missing greave of a famous suit which a client of his had traced to a little shop in Paris on the Quai d'Orsay.

  8. I listened to the golden tinkle on the greave plates; when he had finished I replied: "No, he is not vicious, nor is he in the least demented.

  9. Did you continue the search so persistently without any certainty of the greave being still in existence?

  10. She holds a greave in her left hand, with which she was probably decking a trophy.

  11. Leake suggested that the figure was engaged adjusting his greave (Topogr.

  12. In most cases their legs are wholly bare; but sometimes they have sandals, while in one or two instances they wear a low boot or greave laced in front, and resembling that of the cavalry.

  13. This consists of a dress closely fitting the whole body, composed apparently of a coat of mail, leather or felt breeches, and a high greave or jack boot.


  14. The above list will hopefully give you a few useful examples demonstrating the appropriate usage of "greave" in a variety of sentences. We hope that you will now be able to make sentences using this word.