Glove

4 definitions found

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Glove \Glove\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Gloved}; p. pr. & vb. n.
     {Gloving}.]
     To cover with, or as with, a glove.
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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:



  Glove \Glove\ (gl[u^]v), n. [OE. glove, glofe, AS. gl[=o]f; akin
     to Icel. gl[=o]fi, cf. Goth. l[=o]fa palm of the hand, Icel.
     l[=o]fi.]
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     1. A cover for the hand, or for the hand and wrist, with a
        separate sheath for each finger. The latter characteristic
        distinguishes the glove from the mitten.
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     2. A boxing glove.
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     {Boxing glove}. See under {Boxing}.
  
     {Glove fight}, a pugilistic contest in which the fighters
        wear boxing gloves.
  
     {Glove money} or {Glove silver}.
        (a) A tip or gratuity to servants, professedly to buy
            gloves with.
        (b) (Eng. Law.) A reward given to officers of courts;
            also, a fee given by the sheriff of a county to the
            clerk of assize and judge's officers, when there are
            no offenders to be executed.
  
     {Glove sponge} (Zool.), a fine and soft variety of commercial
        sponges ({Spongia officinalis}).
  
     {To be hand and glove with}, to be intimately associated or
        on good terms with. "Hand and glove with traitors." --J.
        H. Newman.
  
     {To handle without gloves}, to treat without reserve or
        tenderness; to deal roughly with. [Colloq.]
  
     {To take up the glove}, to accept a challenge or adopt a
        quarrel.
  
     {To throw down the glove}, to challenge to combat.
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From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  glove
       n 1: gloves worn by fielders in baseball [syn: {baseball glove},
            {baseball mitt}, {mitt}]
       2: handwear: covers the hand and wrist [syn: {gloves}]
       3: gloves that are big and padded; worn for boxing [syn: {boxing
          glove}]

From Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0 [moby-thes]:

  24 Moby Thesaurus words for "glove":
     battle cry, bid to combat, brass knuckles, cesta, cestus,
     challenge, dare, defi, defy, double dare, gage, gage of battle,
     gauntlet, handwear, kid gloves, kids, mittens, mitts,
     mousquetaire gloves, mousquetaires, muff, rebel yell, war cry,
     war whoop