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Art/Literary - Archaeology | | Italian term or phrase: schiniere | | talking about items found in a necropolis |
| | | Greaves | Explanation:
Schiniere - in età classica e medievale, parte dell’armatura che proteggeva la parte anteriore della gamba dal ginocchio al piede
Greave - Plate armor for the leg from the knee to the ankle, initially only covering the front of the shin, but later made of two hinged plates encircling the lower leg
Maybe also called 'leg guard' or 'shin guard'
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Note added at 16 mins (2007-07-28 20:10:40 GMT)
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The Merriam Webster's Collegiate Dictionary states: Greave = armor for the leg below the knee. |
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