[crater] Greaves is a small lunar impact crater that lies near the southwest edge of Mare Crisium. It is a circular, bowl-shaped formation with a small interior floor at the center of the sloping inner walls. The crater is intruding into the northern edge of the lava-flooded crater Lick. To the northwest is Yerkes, and to the northeast is P... Found on http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Greaves_(crater)
Greaves (grēvz) noun plural [ Confer dial. Swedish grevar greaves, LG. greven , German griebe , also Anglo-Saxon greofa pot. Confer Gravy. ] The sediment of melted tallow. It is made into cakes for dogs' food. In Scotland it is called cracklings . [ Wri... Found on http://www.encyclo.co.uk/webster/G/55
Greaves was body armour worn at the front of the lower part of the legs and buckled behind the leg, providing all-round protection for the legs - as distinct from demi-greaves which only protected the front shins. Found on http://www.probertencyclopaedia.com/browse/FG.HTM