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Greaves (other)
Greaves may refer to: *Greave, armour that protects the leg (military) *Greaves (crater), a lunar crater near the southwest edge of Mare Crisium *Greaves (food), an edible by-product of the rendering process *Greaves (surname), people with the surname See also *Greeves (other) Greeves may refer to: *Greeves (motorcycles), British motorcycle manufacturer *Greeves (surname), includes a list of people with the name See also * *Greeve (Old French for ''Greave''), a piece of armour that protects the leg *Greaves (disambigua ... * Grieves (other) {{disambiguation ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Greave
A greave (from the Old French ''greve'' "shin, shin armour") or jambeau is a piece of armour that protects the leg. Description The primary purpose of greaves is to protect the tibia from attack. The tibia, or shinbone, is very close to the skin, and is therefore extremely vulnerable to just about any kind of attack. Furthermore, a successful attack on the shin results in that leg being rendered useless, greatly hampering one's ability to maneuver in any way. Greaves were used to counteract this. They usually consisted of a metal exterior with an inner padding of felt. The felt padding was particularly important because, without it, any blow would transfer directly from the metal plating to the shin. History Ancient Greece and Rome The reference to greaves (Ancient Greek: κνημίδες) exists in various texts of classical antiquity, including ''The Shield of Heracles'', ''The Iliad'' and ''The Odyssey'', ''The Bibliotheca of Pseudo-Apollodorus'', and ''The Aeneid''. In the '' ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Greaves (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 Picard. This formation was previously designated Lick D, a satellite crater of Lick, before it was given a name by the IAU. See also * Asteroid 9899 Greaves References * * * * * * * * * * * * {{refend External links LTO-62A1 Yerkes— L&PI topographic map In modern mapping, a topographic map or topographic sheet is a type of map characterized by large- scale detail and quantitative representation of relief features, usually using contour lines (connecting points of equal elevation), but historic ... Impact craters on the Moon ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Greaves (food)
Tallow is a rendered form of beef or mutton fat, primarily made up of triglycerides. In industry, tallow is not strictly defined as beef or mutton fat. In this context, tallow is animal fat that conforms to certain technical criteria, including its melting point. Commercial tallow commonly contains fat derived from other animals, such as lard from pigs, or even from plant sources. The adjacent diagram shows the chemical structure of a typical triglyceride molecule. The solid material remaining after rendering is called cracklings, greaves, or graves. It has been used mostly for animal food, such as dog food. In the soap industry and among soap-making hobbyists, the name tallowate is used informally to refer to soaps made from tallow. Sodium tallowate, for example, is obtained by reacting tallow with sodium hydroxide (lye, caustic soda) or sodium carbonate (washing soda). It consists chiefly of a variable mixture of sodium salts of fatty acids, such as oleic and palmitic.R ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Greaves (surname)
Greaves is an English surname. Notable people with the surname include: * Aaron Greaves, Australian rules football coach and former player * Alex Greaves, British jockey * Angie Greaves, British radio presenter in London * Bob Greaves, British journalist, TV presenter and producer * Charles Greaves, engineer * Charles Sprengel Greaves, legal writer * C. J. Greaves, American racing driver * Dan Greaves (athlete) (born 1982), British athlete * Daniel Greaves (musician), Canadian rock vocalist and songwriter * Danny Greaves (footballer), English former professional footballer * Sir Edward Greaves, 1st Baronet (1608–1680), English royal physician * Edward Greaves (Australian politician) (1910–1964), member of the New South Wales Legislative Assembly * Edward Greaves (MP) (1803–1879), English banker and Conservative politician * Edward Evelyn Greaves (1940–2018), High Commissioner of Barbados to Canada * Gary Greaves, American football player * Genielle Greaves (born 1983) ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Greeves (other)
Greeves may refer to: *Greeves (motorcycles), British motorcycle manufacturer *Greeves (surname), includes a list of people with the name See also * *Greeve (Old French for ''Greave''), a piece of armour that protects the leg *Greaves (other) *Greve (other) Greve may refer to: Places * Greve (surname), includes a list of people with the name * Grevë, a village in Albania * Greve in Chianti, a town in Tuscany, Italy, at the center of the Chianti wine region * Greve Lake, Chile * Greve Municipality, ... * Grieves (other) {{disambiguation ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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