Meaning of gauntlet in English

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  1. Pronunciation
  2. Noun
    1. Etymology
    2. Definitions

  1. Pronunciation

    /ˈɡɔntlət/

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  1. Noun

    gauntlet

    Etymology

    late Middle English: from Old French gantelet, diminutive of gant‘glove’, of Germanic origin

    Definitions

    1. to offer or accept a challenge

    Examples

    • « threw down the gauntlet »
    • « took up the gauntlet »
  2. 2. a glove of armored leather

    Examples

    • « protects the hand »
  3. 3. a glove with long sleeve
  4. 4. a form of punishment in which a person is forced to run between two lines of men facing each other and armed with clubs or whips to beat the victim

Famous quotes

  • « When the will defies fear, when duty throws the gauntlet down to fate, when honor scorns to compromise with death - that is heroism. »
    Robert Green Ingersoll

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