[Dixonary] Round 2873 time to vote for MELGREAVE

I'll go for the armour:

4. a piece of armor covering the knee.



5. chain mail for the shoulders and neck.





On Wed, Feb 21, 2018 at 5:14 AM, Mike Shefler <stamps (AT) salsgiver (DOT) com> wrote:

> A rather short list this time. Please vote for your 2 favorite defs of
> MELGREAVE no later than 9 AM EST, Thursday February 22.
>
> 1. a porpoise of the South Atlantic.
>
> 2. negligence or undue delay in fulfilling legal duty.
>
> 3. a botannical term for a plant that cannot reproduce itself.
>
> 4. a piece of armor covering the knee.
>
> 5. chain mail for the shoulders and neck.
>
> 6. Edward Prince of Wales 1330-1376; (the Black Prince) in his role of
> Border Guardian of the Welsh Marches and later of Gascony and
> Acquitaine. [the derivation is contested: _mel_= 'black + margrave';
> or it is possibly merely 'black+ greave' because his armor was black
> - some historians think that he was given the name 'the black prince'
> ,because of the color of his armor, only after his death but this
> usage suggest that it was earlier than that: possibly as early as
> 1343 when he became Prince of Wales]
>
> 7. an upholstered armchair.
>
> 8. quicksand.
>
> 9. a court officer ranking above a bailiff.
>
> 10. a wooden frame used to confine a horse being shod.
>
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