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noun
1.
a covering for the hand made with a separate sheath for each finger and for the thumb.
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gauntlet1.
verb (used with object)
5.
to cover with or as if with a glove; provide with gloves.
6.
to serve as a glove for.
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hand and glove. hand (def. 55).
8.
handle with kid gloves. kid gloves (def. 2).
9.
take up the glove. gauntlet1 (def. 4).
10.
throw down the glove. gauntlet1 (def. 5).
Origin:
before 900; Middle English; Old English glōf; cognate with Old Norse glōfi
before 900; Middle English; Old English glōf; cognate with Old Norse glōfi
Related forms
glove·less, adjective
glove·like, adjective
un·gloved, adjective
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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 + *lofi "hand" (cf. O.N. lofi, M.E. love, Goth. lofa "flat of the hand"). Ger. Handschuh, the usual word for "glove," lit. "hand-shoe" (O.H.G. hantscuoh; also Dan., Swed.
EXPANDhantsche) is represented by O.E. Handscio, but this is only attested as a proper name. To fit like a glove is first recorded 1771.
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