— gloveless , adj. — glovelike , adj.
/gluv/ , n. , v. , gloved, gloving .
n.
1. a covering for the hand made with a separate sheath for each finger and for the thumb.
2. See boxing glove .
3. See baseball glove .
4. gauntlet 1 .
5. hand and glove . See hand (def. 42).
6. handle with kid gloves . See kid gloves (def. 2).
7. take up the glove . See gauntlet 1 (def. 4).
8. throw down the glove . See gauntlet 1 (def. 5).
v.t.
9. to cover with or as if with a glove; provide with gloves.
10. to serve as a glove for.
[ bef. 900; ME; OE glof; c. ON glofi ]