It is not of pride or greatness that he cometh not aboard your
ships.
Bacon.
Greave (?), n. A grove. [Obs.] Spenser.
Greave, n. [OF. grees; cf. Sp. grevas.] Armor for the leg below the
knee; -- usually in the plural.
Greave, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Greaved (grvd); p. pr. & vb. n. Greaving.]
[From Greaves.] (Naut.) To clean (a ship's bottom); to grave.
Greaves (grvz), n. pl. [Cf. dial. Sw. grevar greaves, LG. greven, G.
griebe, also AS. greofa pot. Cf. Gravy.] The sediment of melted tallow.
It is made into cakes for dogs' food. In Scotland it is called
cracklings. [Written also graves.]
Grebe (grb), n. [F. grËbe, fr. Armor. krib comb; akin to kriben crest,
W. crib comb, crest. So called in allusion to the crest of one
species.] (Zoˆl.) One of several swimming birds or divers, of the genus
Colymbus (formerly Podiceps), and allied genera, found in the northern
parts of America, Europe, and Asia. They have strong, sharp bills, and
lobate toes.
Gre"cian" (?), a. [Cf. Greek.] Of or pertaining to Greece; Greek.
Grecian bend, among women, an affected carriage of the body, the upper
part being inclined forward. [Collog.] -- Grecian fire. See Greek fire,
under Greek.
Gre"cian, n. 1. A native or naturalized inhabitant of Greece; a Greek.