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noun
Idioms1.
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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Take up the gauntlet
is always a great word to know.
So is quincunx. Does it mean:
| an arrangement of five objects, as trees, in a square or rectangle, one at each corner and one in the middle. |
| a calculus or concretion found in the stomach or intestines of certain animals, esp. ruminants, formerly reputed to be an effective remedy for poison. |
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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