Glove
Glove (gluv) , noun
[Old English glove, glofe, Anglo-Saxon glōf; akin to Icelandic glōfi, compare Gothic lōfa palm of the hand, Icelandic lōfi.]
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.
Collocations (8)
Boxing glove , See under Boxing.
Glove fight , a pugilistic contest in which the fighters wear boxing gloves.
Glove money or Glove silver (Eng. Law.) , (a) A tip or gratuity to servants, professedly to buy gloves with. 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 (Zoology) , 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. Hand and glove with traitors.
To handle without gloves , to treat without reserve or tenderness; to deal roughly with. [Colloquial]
To take up the glove , to accept a challenge or adopt a quarrel.
To throw down the glove , to challenge to combat.
Glove , transitive verb
To cover with, or as with, a glove.