greaves in English

noun
1
a piece of armor used to protect the shin.
In Caesar's time they seem to have been distinguished by armoured greaves protecting the shins and a deep plated belt.

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1. 3 synonyms for Crackling: greaves, crackle, crepitation

2. Blazoned Boots are Greaves in Kingdoms of Amalur: Re-Reckoning

3. It consists of a Cryolite Helmet, Cryolite Chestplate, and Cryolite Greaves.

4. Ampere by Greaves has a decade of experience in building and manufacturing electrical vehicles

5. Greaves holds the record for the most goals scored in one season (43 in 1960–61).

6. A GUIDE TO BASIC Blazonry By Kevin Greaves GENERAL Blazon is the language of heraldry

7. After retiring as a player, Greaves became a football manager, and managed Witham Town.

8. 6 And there were greaves of copper above his feet and a javelin+ of copper between his shoulders.

9. So also armour and Brassarts for the arm, gauntlets for the hand, and greaves for the leg occur

10. Kendall was taken to hospital, and Greaves replaced him in goal; he and Lincoln conceded a further seven goals.

11. When Greaves was sold to Milan in June 1961 the writing was on the wall and, without his goals, results slumped.

12. The picture gets Cloudier The astronomers, led by Jane Greaves of Cardiff University in Wales, could not see any microscopic Venusians with their …

13. Breastplates and Cuirasses; Pauldrons & Shoulder Armor; Arm Bracers; Greaves and Leg Armor; Gauntlets; Gorgets and Bevors; Loose Armor Plates; Armor Stands and Accessories; Roman Armor

14. Pauldrons, Brassarts, vambraces, cuirass, even a long, segmented kilt in place of faulds that reach all the way to just below the knee guards of the greaves

15. Used in Levequest Levequest Level Blinded Veil of Vigilance (L) 58 Felt for the Fallen: 58 Recipes using Chimerical Felt Item Skill Adamantite Awl (59) Adamantite Greaves of Fending

16. Bladed Helmet: Bladed Headgear Box Bladed Pauldrons: Bladed Shoulders Box Bladed Breastplate: Bladed Coat Box Bladed Gauntlets: Bladed Glove Box Bladed Tassets: Bladed Leggings Box Bladed Greaves: Bladed Boot Box

17. Ashigaru armour varied depending on the period, from no armour to heavily armored and could consist of conical hats called jingasa made of lacquered hardened leather or iron, cuirasses (dō), helmets (kabuto), armoured hoods (tatami zukin), armored sleeves (kote), greaves (suneate), and cuisses (haidate).

18. A Breastplate was one of the better forms of medium armor.1 1 Description 2 Notable Wearers of Breastplates 2.1 Individuals 2.2 Religions 3 Appendix 3.1 References 3.2 Connections The armor covered the wearer's front and back with a metal cuirass, and included a helmet and greaves

19. Helm of the Bested Gallant - Reg ToC Gauntlets of Revelation - H ToC Trueheart Girdle - H ToC Greaves of the Grand Paladin - Reg ToC Legplates of the Argent Armistice - H ToC Titan-Forged Chestguard of Salvation - Wintergrasp honor vendor I think that the matching shoulders (sported by the Argent Crusaders in Icecrown) are not obtainable.