kid glove

noun

a glove made of kid leather.

Idioms for kid glove

handle with kid gloves, to treat with extreme tact or gentleness: He's upset, so handle him with kid gloves today.

Origin of kid glove

First recorded in 1705–15

Words nearby kid glove

kiddle, kiddo, Kiddush, kiddy, kideo, kid glove, kid gloves, Kidman, kidnap, Kidnapped, kidney

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Example sentences from the Web for kid glove

Society, as we are all aware, has an irresistible attraction for the kid-glove playwright.
Ainslee's magazine, Volume 16, No. 2, September, 1905|Various
It's all you could expect of one of them kid-glove fellers, to weaken when it came to serious business.
The Red Acorn|John McElroy
You high-tone, kid-glove Eastern towerists want to watch out who you go calling destitute.
Free Air|Sinclair Lewis
There was something genuine about him; after Wardrop's kid-glove finish, he was a relief.
The Window at the White Cat|Mary Roberts Rinehart

From the kid-glove amenities of Mr. Davitt to the aggressive harshness of Mr. Biggar was a sharp contrast.
The Reminiscences of an Irish Land Agent|S.M. Hussey

British Dictionary definitions for kid glove

kid glove

noun

a glove made of kidskin

handle with kid gloves to treat with great tact or caution

adjective kidglove

overdelicate or overrefined

diplomatic; tactfula kidglove approach

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单词	kid glove
释义	kid glove noun a glove made of kid leather. Idioms for kid glove handle with kid gloves, to treat with extreme tact or gentleness: He's upset, so handle him with kid gloves today. Origin of kid glove First recorded in 1705–15 Words nearby kid glove kiddle, kiddo, Kiddush, kiddy, kideo, kid glove, kid gloves, Kidman, kidnap, Kidnapped, kidney Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for kid glove Society, as we are all aware, has an irresistible attraction for the kid-glove playwright. Ainslee's magazine, Volume 16, No. 2, September, 1905\|Various It's all you could expect of one of them kid-glove fellers, to weaken when it came to serious business. The Red Acorn\|John McElroy You high-tone, kid-glove Eastern towerists want to watch out who you go calling destitute. Free Air\|Sinclair Lewis There was something genuine about him; after Wardrop's kid-glove finish, he was a relief. The Window at the White Cat\|Mary Roberts Rinehart From the kid-glove amenities of Mr. Davitt to the aggressive harshness of Mr. Biggar was a sharp contrast. The Reminiscences of an Irish Land Agent\|S.M. Hussey British Dictionary definitions for kid glove kid glove noun a glove made of kidskin handle with kid gloves to treat with great tact or caution adjective kidglove overdelicate or overrefined diplomatic; tactfula kidglove approach Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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