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noun
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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.
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to serve as a glove for.
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hand and glove. hand (def. 55).
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handle with kid gloves. kid gloves (def. 2).
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take up the glove. gauntlet1 (def. 4).
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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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