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GLOVE

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glove

  [gluhv] noun, verb, gloved, glov⋅ing.
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–noun
1. a covering for the hand made with a separate sheath for each finger and for the thumb.
2. boxing glove.
3. baseball glove.
4. gauntlet 1 .
–verb (used with object)
5. to cover with or as if with a glove; provide with gloves.
6. to serve as a glove for.
—Idioms
7. hand and glove. hand (def. 55).
8. handle with kid gloves. kid gloves (def. 2).
9. take up the glove. gauntlet 1 (def. 4).
10. throw down the glove. gauntlet 1 (def. 5).
Origin:
bef. 900; ME; OE glōf; c. ON glōfi

Related forms:
gloveless, adjective
glovelike, adjective
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glove   (glŭv)   
n.  

    1. A fitted covering for the hand with a separate sheath for each finger and the thumb.

    2. A gauntlet.

    3. An oversized leather glove used for catching baseballs, especially one with more finger sheaths than the catcher's or first baseman's mitt.

    4. A glove made of leather and fabric having padding on the back and extending over the wrist, used in hockey and lacrosse.

    5. A boxing glove.

    6. A close-fitting leather glove used to improve the grip, as in batting or in golf.

  2. Sports Any of various coverings for the hand designed to provide protection or improve the grip, as:

    1. An oversized leather glove used for catching baseballs, especially one with more finger sheaths than the catcher's or first baseman's mitt.

    2. A glove made of leather and fabric having padding on the back and extending over the wrist, used in hockey and lacrosse.

    3. A boxing glove.

    4. A close-fitting leather glove used to improve the grip, as in batting or in golf.

  3. Baseball Fielding ability: a shortstop with a good glove.

v.   gloved, glov·ing, gloves

v.   tr.

  1. To furnish with gloves.

  2. To cover with or as if with a glove.

v.   intr.
To don gloves, as before performing an operation on a patient.

[Middle English, from Old English glōf.]
The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
Copyright © 2009 by Houghton Mifflin Company.
Published by Houghton Mifflin Company. All rights reserved.
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Word Origin & History

glove 
O.E. glof "covering for the hand," also "palm of the hand," from P.Gmc. *galofo (cf. O.N. glofi), probably from *ga- collective prefix + *lofo "hand." To fit like a glove is first recorded 1771.
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2001 Douglas Harper
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Idioms & Phrases

glove

see fit like a glove; hand in glove; handle with kid gloves; hang up (one's gloves); with the gloves off.

The American Heritage® Dictionary of Idioms by Christine Ammer.
Copyright © 1997. Published by Houghton Mifflin.
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