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greave (GREEV) (noun)
A medieval reference to the piece of armor designed to cover the lower leg: A greave was fastened to each of a knightâs legs with leather straps.
grieve (GREEV) (verb)
To cause distress or sorrow: It will grieve Richard when he has to tell Jane that her employment has been terminated.
A knight wearing medieval armor would tend to grieve if a greave on either of his legs was broken and he was wounded as a result.
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Confusing Words Clarified: Group G; Homonyms, Homophones, Homographs, Synonyms, Polysemes, etc. +
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