gauntlet
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lɪt, ˈgɑnt- noun
Idioms 1.
a medieval glove, as of mail or plate, worn by a knight in armor to protect the hand.
2.
a glove with an extended cuff for the wrist.
3.
the cuff itself.
4.
take up the gauntlet,
a.
to accept a challenge to fight: He was always willing to take up the gauntlet for a good cause.
b.
Also, take up the glove. to show one's defiance.
5.
throw down the gauntlet,
a.
to challenge.
b.
Also, throw down the glove. to defy.
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Origin:
1375–1425; late Middle English gantelet < Middle French, diminutive of gant glove < Germanic *want-; compare Old Norse vǫttr
1375–1425; late Middle English gantelet < Middle French, diminutive of gant glove < Germanic *want-; compare Old Norse vǫttr
Related forms
gaunt·let·ed, adjective
un·gaunt·let·ed, adjective
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noun Also, gantlet (for defs 1, 2, 4).
1.
a former punishment, chiefly military, in which the offender was made to run between two rows of men who struck at him with switches or weapons as he passed.
2.
the two rows of men administering this punishment.
3.
an attack from two or all sides.
4.
trying conditions; an ordeal.
5.
verb (used with object)
Idioms 6.
7.
run the gauntlet, to suffer severe criticism or tribulation.
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gauntlet or gantlet1 (ˈɡɔːntlɪt) ![[Click for IPA pronunciation guide]](http://static.sfdict.com/dictstatic/g/d/dictionary_questionbutton_default.gif) | |
| —n | |
| 1. | a medieval armoured leather glove |
| 2. | a heavy glove with a long cuff |
| 3. | take up the gauntlet to accept a challenge |
| 4. | throw down the gauntlet to offer a challenge |
| [C15: from Old French gantelet, diminutive of gant glove, of Germanic origin] | |
| gantlet or gantlet1 | |
| —n | |
| [C15: from Old French gantelet, diminutive of gant glove, of Germanic origin] | |
| gauntlet2 (ˈɡɔːntlɪt) | |
| —n | |
| 1. | a punishment in which the victim is forced to run between two rows of men who strike at him as he passes: formerly a military punishment |
| 2. | run the gauntlet |
| a. to suffer this punishment | |
| b. to endure an onslaught or ordeal, as of criticism | |
| 3. | a testing ordeal; trial |
| 4. | a variant spelling of gantlet |
| [C15: changed (through influence of | |
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Word Origin & History
gauntlet
"glove," c.1420, from M.Fr. gantelet (13c.), semi-dim. of gant "glove" (12c.), earlier wantos (7c.), from Frank. *want-, from P.Gmc. *wantuz "glove" (cf. M.Du. want "mitten," E.Fris. want, wante, O.N. vöttr "glove," Dan. vante "mitten"), which apparently is related to O.H.G. wintan, O.E. windan
"turn around, wind" (see wind (v.)).
"The name must orig. have applied to a strip of cloth wrapped about the hand to protect it from sword-blows, a frequent practice in the Icelandic sagas." [Buck]It. guanto, Sp. guante are likewise ult. from Gmc.
gauntlet
"military punishment," 1661, earlier gantlope (1646), from Sw. gatlopp "passageway," from O.Sw. gata "lane" + lopp "course," related to löpa "to run." Probably borrowed by Eng. soldiers during Thirty Years' War.
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The American Heritage® Dictionary of Idioms by Christine Ammer.
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Example sentences
However, the government opened to talk of changing this system, no one took up the gauntlet.
It scurries to the beach through a gauntlet of mature birds, dodging frantically whenever one snaps at it, which happens a lot.
Those that are chosen must then run the gauntlet of libidinous producers, hosts and guests.
To survive for long, they'll have to make their way past a gauntlet of predators.
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