English example sentences with "greaves"

The crew and Daphnis fell into the sea and came to the surface again but they had not equal chances for preservation. The pirates had their swords at their sides and their bucklers slung behind them, while their greaves reached to the middle of their legs; whereas Daphnis, as usual when he tended his herd in the plains, had not even his sandals on, and, moreover, as the season was very warm, he was scarcely dressed.
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"What else did you do for him?" "I pulled off his boots and greaves."
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Greaves protect the shins.
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And they all had helmets of bronze, crimson tunics, and greaves, and carried their shields uncovered.
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The greaves, which were made of flexible metal plates, fastened behind with buckles, covered the front part of the legs from the ankles to just above the knees.
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