Definitions for kid glove
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Random House Webster's College Dictionary
kid′ glove′(n.)
a glove made of kid leather.
Category: Clothing
Idioms for kid glove:
handle with kid gloves,to treat with extreme tact or gentleness.
Category: Idiom
Origin of kid glove:
1705–15
Princeton's WordNet
kid glove, suede glove(adj)
a glove made of fine soft leather (as kidskin)
tactful, kid-glove(adj)
showing skill and sensitivity in dealing with people
"by diplomatic conduct he avoided antagonizing anyone"; "a tactful way of correcting someone"; "the agency got the kid-glove treatment on Capitol Hill"
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