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Webster's 1828 Dictionary

GLOVE, n. A cover for the hand, or for the hand and arm, with a separate sheath for each finger. The latter circumstance distinguishes the glove from the mitten.
To throw the glove, with our ancestors, was to challenge to single combat.
GLOVE, v.t. To cover with a glove.

WordNet (r) 3.0 (2005)

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]

Merriam Webster's

I. noun Etymology: Middle English, from Old English gl?f; akin to Old Norse gl?fi glove Date: before 12th century 1. a. a covering for the hand having separate sections for each of the fingers and the thumb and often extending part way up the arm b. gauntlet I,1 2. a. (1) a padded leather covering for the hand used in baseball to catch a thrown or batted ball; specifically one having individual thumb and finger sections usually connected with a lacing or webbing — compare mitt (2) fielding ability <he's got a good glove at three positions and can pinch-hit — Casey Stengel> b. boxing glove 3. a. gauntlet I,3 b. plural the restraints of civility <the gloves came off for the interview> II. transitive verb (gloved; gloving) Date: 15th century 1. a. to cover with or as if with a glove b. to furnish with gloves 2. to catch (as a baseball) in one's gloved hand

Oxford Reference Dictionary

n. & v. --n. 1 a covering for the hand, of wool, leather, cotton, etc., worn esp. for protection against cold or dirt, and usu. having separate fingers. 2 a padded protective glove, esp.: a a boxing glove. b a wicket-keeper's glove. --v.tr. cover or provide with a glove or gloves. Phrases and idioms: fit like a glove fit exactly. glove box 1 a box for gloves. 2 a closed chamber with sealed-in gloves for handling radioactive material etc. 3 = glove compartment. glove compartment a recess for small articles in the dashboard of a motor vehicle. glove puppet a small cloth puppet fitted on the hand and worked by the fingers. throw down (or take up) the glove issue (or accept) a challenge. with the gloves off mercilessly; unfairly; with no compunction. Derivatives: gloveless adj. glover n. Etymology: OE glof, corresp. to ON glófi, perh. f. Gmc

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

Glove Glove, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Gloved; p. pr. & vb. n. Gloving.] To cover with, or as with, a glove.

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

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.] 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. 2. A boxing glove. Boxing glove. See under Boxing. Glove fight, a pugilistic contest in which the fighters wear boxing gloves. Glove money or 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 (Zo["o]l.), 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,

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

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.] 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. 2. A boxing glove. Boxing glove. See under Boxing. Glove fight, a pugilistic contest in which the fighters wear boxing gloves. Glove money or 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 (Zo["o]l.), 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,

Collin's Cobuild Dictionary

(gloves) 1. Gloves are pieces of clothing which cover your hands and wrists and have individual sections for each finger. You wear gloves to keep your hands warm or dry or to protect them. ...a pair of white cotton gloves. N-COUNT 2. If you say that something fits like a glove, you are emphasizing that it fits exactly. PHRASE: V inflects [emphasis] 3. hand in glove: see hand see also kid gloves

Moby Thesaurus

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