Definitions from Wiktionary (gauntlet)
▸ noun: Protective armor for the hands, formerly thrown down as a challenge to combat.
▸ noun: A long glove covering the wrist.
▸ noun: (nautical) A rope on which hammocks or clothes are hung for drying.
▸ noun: (medicine) An eruption of pellagra on the hands.
▸ noun: (archaic) Two parallel rows of attackers who strike at a criminal as punishment.
▸ noun: A simultaneous attack from two or more sides.
▸ noun: (figuratively) Any challenging, difficult, or painful ordeal, often one performed for atonement or punishment.
▸ noun: (rail transport) Overlapping parallel rail tracks; either to allowing passage through a narrow opening in each direction without switching, or to allow vehicles of a larger gauge to pass through a station without hitting the platforms.
throw down the gauntlet,
pick up the gauntlet,
take up the gauntlet,
run the gauntlet,
gauntlet bandage,
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▸ noun: Protective armor for the hands, formerly thrown down as a challenge to combat.
▸ noun: A long glove covering the wrist.
▸ noun: (nautical) A rope on which hammocks or clothes are hung for drying.
▸ noun: (medicine) An eruption of pellagra on the hands.
▸ noun: (archaic) Two parallel rows of attackers who strike at a criminal as punishment.
▸ noun: A simultaneous attack from two or more sides.
▸ noun: (figuratively) Any challenging, difficult, or painful ordeal, often one performed for atonement or punishment.
▸ noun: (rail transport) Overlapping parallel rail tracks; either to allowing passage through a narrow opening in each direction without switching, or to allow vehicles of a larger gauge to pass through a station without hitting the platforms.
Similar:
metal glove,
gantlet,
riding glove,
gage,
manifer,
demigauntlet,
shield,
passguard,
guard,
gardebras,
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Types:
leather gauntlet,
metal gauntlet,
chainmail gauntlet,
plate gauntlet,
spiked gauntlet,
decorative gauntlet,
archery gauntlet,
boxing gauntlet,
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