greaves

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Examples

• Old Hawberk sat riveting the worn greaves of some ancient suit of armour, and the ting!

• Greaves the man is equally—and intentionally—hard to get a read on.

• As an alternative religious player, says Greaves, the Satanic Temple provides yet another “counterbalance.”

• Greaves and a handful of friends founded it in January as a vehicle for a cheeky, in-your-face brand of political theater.

• These days, Greaves regards traditional religion in general as both dangerously superstitious and exclusionary.

• As regards armour, controversy is waged over the shield, corslet, and bronze greaves.

• Sir, the undertakers are here, and Mr. Greaves has ordered the bells to be rung: at three o'clock he will read the service.

• Greaves of bronze, like those of the Homeric heroes, protected their legs in battle.

• As is the case with King Arthur, the breastplate is worn over a coat of chain mail, and the greaves worn are plain.

• Their veteran commander was seated on his war-horse, but the blood trickled from the greaves of his armour.