gauntlet

English

/ˈɡɔːnt.lət/

noun
Definitions
  • Protective armor for the hands, formerly thrown down as a challenge to combat.
  • A long glove covering the wrist.
  • (nautical) A rope on which hammocks or clothes are hung for drying.

Etymology

Inherited from Middle English gauntelett derived from Old French gantelet (gauntlet worn by a knight in armor, and symbolizing a challenge, a token of one's personality person) derived from Frankish *want, *wantu (glove, mitten) derived from Latin wantus derived from Proto-Germanic *wantuz (glove, mitten).

Origin

Proto-Germanic

*wantuz

Gloss

glove, mitten

Concept
Semantic Field

Clothing and grooming

Ontological Category

Person/Thing

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