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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 : [ gcide ]


  Gauntlet \Gaunt"let\, n. (Mil.)
     See Gantlet.
     [1913 Webster]

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 : [ gcide ]


  Gauntlet \Gaunt"let\, n. [F. gantelet, dim. of gant glove, LL.
     wantus, of Teutonic origin; cf. D. want, Sw. & Dan. vante,
     Icel. v["o]ttr, for vantr.]
     1. A glove of such material that it defends the hand from
        wounds.
        [1913 Webster]
  
     Note: The gauntlet of the Middle Ages was sometimes of chain
           mail, sometimes of leather partly covered with plates,
           scales, etc., of metal sewed to it, and, in the 14th
           century, became a glove of small steel plates,
           carefully articulated and covering the whole hand
           except the palm and the inside of the fingers.
           [1913 Webster]
  
     2. A long glove, covering the wrist.
        [1913 Webster]
  
     3. (Naut.) A rope on which hammocks or clothes are hung for
        drying.
        [1913 Webster]
  
     To take up the gauntlet, to accept a challenge.
  
     To throw down the gauntlet, to offer or send a challenge.
        The gauntlet or glove was thrown down by the knight
        challenging, and was taken up by the one who accepted the
        challenge; -- hence the phrases.
        [1913 Webster]

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) : [ web1913 ]


  Gauntlet \Gaunt"let\, n. (Mil.)
     See Gantlet.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) : [ web1913 ]


  Gauntlet \Gaunt"let\, n. [F. gantelet, dim. of gant glove, LL.
     wantus, of Teutonic origin; cf. D. want, Sw. & Dan. vante,
     Icel. v["o]ttr, for vantr.]
     1. A glove of such material that it defends the hand from
        wounds.
  
     Note: The gauntlet of the Middle Ages was sometimes of chain
           mail, sometimes of leather partly covered with plates,
           scales, etc., of metal sewed to it, and, in the 14th
           century, became a glove of small steel plates,
           carefully articulated and covering the whole hand
           except the palm and the inside of the fingers.
  
     2. A long glove, covering the wrist.
  
     3. (Naut.) A rope on which hammocks or clothes are hung for
        drying.
  
     To take up the gauntlet, to accept a challenge.
  
     To throw down the gauntlet, to offer or send a challenge.
        The gauntlet or glove was thrown down by the knight
        challenging, and was taken up by the one who accepted the
        challenge; -- hence the phrases.

From WordNet (r) 2.0 : [ wn ]


  gauntlet
       n 1: to offer or accept a challenge; "threw down the gauntlet";
            "took up the gauntlet" [syn: gantlet]
       2: a glove of armored leather; protects the hand [syn: gantlet,
           metal glove]
       3: a glove with long sleeve [syn: gantlet]
       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 [syn: gantlet]

From English Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-ALL-2023-07-27 ]


  gauntlet
     n.
     1 Protective armor for the hands, formerly thrown down as a challenge
  to combat.
     2 A long glove covering the wrist.
     n.
     1 (lb en archaic) Two parallel#Adjective row#Noun of attackers who
  strike#Verb at a criminal#Noun as punishment.
     2 A simultaneous attack#Noun from two or more side#Noun.
     3 (lb en figuratively) Any challenging#Adjective, difficult, or
  painful ordeal, often one performed for atonement or punishment.
     4 (lb en rail transport) A temporary convergence of two parallel
  railroad track#Noun allowing passage#Noun through a narrow#Adjective
  opening#Noun in each direction without switch#Verb.

From English Wiktionary: English language only (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-en-2023-07-27 ]


  gauntlet
     n.
     1 Protective armor for the hands, formerly thrown down as a challenge
  to combat.
     2 A long glove covering the wrist.
     n.
     1 (lb en archaic) Two parallel#Adjective row#Noun of attackers who
  strike#Verb at a criminal#Noun as punishment.
     2 A simultaneous attack#Noun from two or more side#Noun.
     3 (lb en figuratively) Any challenging#Adjective, difficult, or
  painful ordeal, often one performed for atonement or punishment.
     4 (lb en rail transport) A temporary convergence of two parallel
  railroad track#Noun allowing passage#Noun through a narrow#Adjective
  opening#Noun in each direction without switch#Verb.

From English Wiktionary: Western, Greek, and Slavonic languages only (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-Western_Greek_Slavonic-2023-07-27 ]


  gauntlet
     n.
     1 Protective armor for the hands, formerly thrown down as a challenge
  to combat.
     2 A long glove covering the wrist.
     n.
     1 (lb en archaic) Two parallel#Adjective row#Noun of attackers who
  strike#Verb at a criminal#Noun as punishment.
     2 A simultaneous attack#Noun from two or more side#Noun.
     3 (lb en figuratively) Any challenging#Adjective, difficult, or
  painful ordeal, often one performed for atonement or punishment.
     4 (lb en rail transport) A temporary convergence of two parallel
  railroad track#Noun allowing passage#Noun through a narrow#Adjective
  opening#Noun in each direction without switch#Verb.

From English Wiktionary: Western languages only (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-Western-2023-07-27 ]


  gauntlet
     n.
     1 Protective armor for the hands, formerly thrown down as a challenge
  to combat.
     2 A long glove covering the wrist.
     n.
     1 (lb en archaic) Two parallel#Adjective row#Noun of attackers who
  strike#Verb at a criminal#Noun as punishment.
     2 A simultaneous attack#Noun from two or more side#Noun.
     3 (lb en figuratively) Any challenging#Adjective, difficult, or
  painful ordeal, often one performed for atonement or punishment.
     4 (lb en rail transport) A temporary convergence of two parallel
  railroad track#Noun allowing passage#Noun through a narrow#Adjective
  opening#Noun in each direction without switch#Verb.

From Finnish Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-fi-ALL-2023-07-27 ]


  gauntlet
     Englanti n.
     1 rautakäsine, taisteluhansikas
     2 kujanjuoksu

From Swedish Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-sv-ALL-2023-07-27 ]


  gauntlet
     Engelska n.
     1 handske till rustning
     2 (tagg historia militärt språk=en) gatlopp

From English-Arabic FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.6.3 : [ freedict:eng-ara ]


  Gauntlet /ɡˈɔːntlɪt/
  القفاز

From English-български език FreeDict+WikDict dictionary ver. 2023.05.29 : [ freedict:eng-bul ]


  gauntlet //ˈɡɔːnt.lət// 
  бронирана ръкавица
  protective armor for the hands

From English-Czech dicts.info/FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.1.3 : [ freedict:eng-ces ]


  gauntlet /ɡˈɔːntlɪt/ 
  rukavice