What does gauntlet mean?
Gauntlet means Protective armor for the hands, formerly thrown down as a challenge to combat..
Gauntlet
/ˈɡɔːnt.lət/ · noun
Meaning
Protective armor for the hands, formerly thrown down as a challenge to combat..
Definitions by Sense
- Protective armor for the hands, formerly thrown down as a challenge to combat.
- A long glove covering the wrist.
- (nautical) A rope on which hammocks or clothes are hung for drying.
- (medicine) An eruption of pellagra on the hands.
- (archaic) Two parallel rows of attackers who strike at a criminal as punishment.
- A simultaneous attack from two or more sides.
- (figuratively) Any challenging, difficult, or painful ordeal, often one performed for atonement or punishment.
- (video games) A fight against swarms of relatively minor enemies in the form of multiple waves, often but not always preceding a boss.
Example Sentences
The hands were defended by Gauntlets, these were sometimes of chain mail, but oftener of small plates of iron rivetted together, in imitation of the lobster's tail, so as to yield every motion of the hand, some gauntlets inclosed the whole hand, as in a box or case, others were divided into fingers, each finger consisting of eight or ten separate pieces, the inside gloved with buff leather, some of these reached no higher than the wrist, others to the elbow; the latter were stiled long armed gauntlets: many of them are to be seen in the Tower; for a representation of one of them, see plate 26, fig 6.
The hawk no longer darts forth from the gauntlet to soar through the air for his prey.
Solventproof rubber gauntlets under solventproof sleeves closed at the wrists should be worn.
[John] Winthrop ran the gantlet of daily slights from his neighbors.
Synonyms for gauntlet
Antonyms for gauntlet
Related Words
Word Forms
- gauntlets
- gantlet
Usage Notes
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Frequently Asked Questions
What is a synonym for gauntlet?
Common synonyms include metal glove, gauntlets.
What is the opposite of gauntlet?
The opposite depends on the specific sense.
How do you use gauntlet in a sentence?
The hands were defended by Gauntlets, these were sometimes of chain mail, but oftener of small plates of iron rivetted together, in imitation of the lobster's tail, so as to yield every motion of the hand, some gauntlets inclosed the whole hand, as in a box or case, others were divided into fingers, each finger consisting of eight or ten separate pieces, the inside gloved with buff leather, some of these reached no higher than the wrist, others to the elbow; the latter were stiled long armed gauntlets: many of them are to be seen in the Tower; for a representation of one of them, see plate 26, fig 6.
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