/ glʌv; NAmE / noun
a covering for the hand, made of wool, leather, etc. with separate parts for each finger and the thumb :
a pair of gloves
rubber gloves
gardening gloves
—compare mitten
—see also boxing , oven glove
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IDIOMS
- the gloves are off
—more at fit verb , hand noun , iron adjective , kid noun
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WORD ORIGIN
Old English glōf , of Germanic origin.