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<hw>Greave</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>n.</tt> <def>A grove.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark>

<i>Spenser.</i>

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<hw>Greave</hw>, <tt>n.</tt> <ety>[OF. greees; cf. Sp. grevas.]</ety> <def>Armor for the leg below the knee; -- usually in the plural.</def>

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<hw>Greave</hw>, <tt>v. t.</tt> <wordforms>[<tt>imp. & p. p.</tt> <er>Greaved</er> <tt>(gr&emac;vd)</tt>; <tt>p. pr. & vb. n.</tt> <er>Greaving</er>.]</wordforms> <ety>[From Greaves.]</ety> (<fld>Naut.</fld>) <def>To clean (a ship's bottom); to grave.</def>

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<hw>Greaves</hw> <tt>(gr&emac;vz)</tt>, <tt>n. pl.</tt> <ety>[Cf. dial. Sw. <ets>grevar</ets> greaves, LG. <ets>greven</ets>, G. <ets>griebe</ets>, also AS. <ets>greofa</ets> pot. Cf. <er>Gravy.</er>]</ety> <def>The sediment of melted tallow. It is made into cakes for dogs' food. In Scotland it is called <altname>cracklings</altname>.</def> <altsp>[Written also <asp>graves</asp>.]</altsp>

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<hw>Grebe</hw> <tt>(gr&emac;b)</tt>, <tt>n.</tt> <ety>[F. <ets>gr?be</ets>, fr. Armor. <ets>krib</ets> comb; akin to <ets>kriben</ets> crest, W. <ets>crib</ets> comb, crest. So called in allusion to the crest of one species.]</ety> <fld>(Zo\'94l.)</fld> <def>One of several swimming birds or divers, of the genus <spn>Colymbus</spn> (formerly <spn>Podiceps</spn>), aud allied genera, found in the northern parts of America, Europe, and Asia. They have strong, sharp bills, and lobate toes.</def>

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<hw>Gre"cian"</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>a.</tt> <ety>[Cf. <er>Greek.</er>]</ety> <def>Of or pertaining to Greece; Greek.</def>

<cs><col>Grecian bend</col>, <cd>among women, an affected carriage of the body, the upper part being inclined forward.</cd> <mark>[Collog.]</mark> -- <col>Grecian fire</col></mcol>. <cd>See <cref>Greek fire</cref>, under <er>Greek</er>.</cd></cs>

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<hw>Gre"cian</hw>, <tt>n.</tt> <p><b>1.</b> <def>A native or naturalized inhabitant of Greece; a Greek.</def>

<p><b>2.</b> <def>A jew who spoke Greek; a Hellenist.</def>

<i>Acts vi. 1.</i>

<note>&hand; The Greek word rendered <i>Grecian</i> in the Authorized Version of the New Testament is translated <i>Grecian Jew</i> in the Revised Version.</note>

<p><b>6.</b> <def>One well versed in the Greek language, literature, or history.</def>

<i>De Quincey.</i>

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<hw>Gre"cism</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>n.</tt> <ety>[Cf. F. <ets>gr\'82cisme</ets>.]</ety> <def>An idiom of the Greek language; a Hellenism.</def>

<i>Addison.</i>

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<hw>Gre"cize</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>v. t.</tt> <wordforms>[<tt>imp. & p. p.</tt> <er>Grecized</er> <tt>(?)</tt>; <tt>p. pr. & vb. n.</tt> <er>Grecizing</er>.]</wordforms> <ety>[Cf. F. <ets>gr\'82ciser</ets>.]</ety> <p><b>1.</b> <def>To render Grecian; also, to cause (a word or phrase in another language) to take a Greek form; <as>as, the name is <ex>Grecized</ex></as>.</def>

<i>T. Warton.</i>

<p><b>2.</b> <def>To translate into Greek.</def>