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glove

[gluhv] noun, verb, gloved, glov⋅ing.
–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.
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


gloveless, adjective
glovelike, adjective
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