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WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2024glove /glʌv/USA pronunciation n. [countable]- Clothinga covering for the hand made with a separate part for each finger and for the thumb.
- Sporta similar covering made of padded leather, such as one having a pocket in the area over the palm for catching baseballs.
- Sporta leather covering for the fist and sometimes the thumb, used in boxing.
gloved, adj. WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024glove (gluv),USA pronunciation n., v., gloved, glov•ing. n. - Clothinga covering for the hand made with a separate sheath for each finger and for the thumb.
- SportSee boxing glove.
- SportSee baseball glove.
- Heraldrygauntlet1.
- Idioms hand and glove. See hand (def. 42).
- Idioms handle with kid gloves. See kid gloves (def. 2).
- Idioms take up the glove. See gauntlet 1 (def. 4).
- Idioms throw down the glove. See gauntlet 1 (def. 5).
v.t. - to cover with or as if with a glove;
provide with gloves. - to serve as a glove for.
- bef. 900; Middle English; Old English glōf; cognate with Old Norse glōfi
glove′less, adj. glove′like′, adj. |