Greaves

grevz, n.pl. ancient armour for the legs, of leather, iic. [O Fr greves, from gr?ve, the shin-bone. Grebe, gieb, n an aquatic bird, having a long conical beak, short wings, ami no tail, [Fr. grebe from the Celtic, as in Bret, krib a comb, W irtb, crest, one specie's having a crest — Grecian, gro's han, aJ/. pertaining to Greece. a native of Greece 011c well versed in the Greek language and literature: B.\ a Jew who spoke Greek. [A.S and Fr Grcc—L. Gracus—Gr. Graikos Grecise, grf's lz, v to make Grecian: to translate into Greek, -r to speak Greek. [guage. Grecism, grC'si/m, n an idiom of the Greek lan- Greed, gred, n an eager desire or longing covetouMie [Sec Greedy.] Greedy, grCd adj. having a voracious appetite; covetous eagerly desirous.- aav Greed'ily. Greedine A. S. greedig, But. g> etig, loth, grain gs, hungry Sans, gndhnu (from v. gndh, to be greedy J