English to English noun
1 |
to offer or accept a challenge | | Example: threw down the gauntlet took up the gauntlet
source: wordnet30
2 |
a glove of armored leather; protects the hand | | source: wordnet30
3 |
a glove with long sleeve | | source: wordnet30
4 |
a form of punishment in which a person is forced to run between two lines of men facing each other and armed with clubs or whips to beat the victim | | source: wordnet30
5 |
See Gantlet. | | source: webster1913
6 |
A glove of such material that it defends the hand from wounds. | | source: webster1913
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