[syn: boxing glove, glove]
The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:
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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The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:
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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WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):
glove
n 1: the handwear used by fielders in playing baseball [syn:
baseball glove, glove, baseball mitt, mitt]
2: handwear: covers the hand and wrist
3: boxing equipment consisting of big and padded coverings for
the fists of the fighters; worn for the sport of boxing [syn:
boxing glove, glove]
Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0:
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