English Dictionary: glove | by the DICT Development Group |
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From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]: | |
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From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: | |
Glove \Glove\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Gloved}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Gloving}.] To cover with, or as with, a glove. | |
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: | |
Glove \Glove\ (gl[ucr]v), n. [OE. glove, glofe, AS. gl[omac]f; akin to Icel. gl[omac]fi, cf. Goth. l[omac]fa palm of the hand, Icel. l[omac]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[94]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. [bd]Hand and glove with traitors.[b8] --J. H. Newman. {To handle without gloves}, |