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1. (n.) gauntlet
a mailed glove worn with a suit of armor to protect the hand.
2. gauntlet
a glove with an extended cuff.
3. gauntlet
the cuff itself.
4. gauntlet
to accept a challenge to fight.
5. gauntlet
to challenge someone to fight.
6. (n.) gauntlet
a former punishment, chiefly military, in which the offender was made to run between two rows of men who struck at him with switches or weapons as he passed.
7. gauntlet
the two rows of men administering this punishment.
8. gauntlet
an attack from two or all sides.
9. gauntlet
a severe test; ordeal.
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Princeton's WordNet |
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1. (noun) gauntlet, gantlet
to offer or accept a challenge
"threw down the gauntlet"; "took up the gauntlet"
2. (noun) gauntlet, gantlet, metal glove
a glove of armored leather; protects the hand
3. (noun) gauntlet, gantlet
a glove with long sleeve
4. (noun) gauntlet, gantlet
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
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Webster Dictionary |
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1. (noun) gauntlet
see Gantlet
2. (noun) gauntlet
a glove of such material that it defends the hand from wounds
3. (noun) gauntlet
a long glove, covering the wrist
4. (noun) gauntlet
a rope on which hammocks or clothes are hung for drying
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