The meaning of GAUNTLET is a glove worn with medieval armor to protect the hand. How to use gauntlet in a sentence. Did you know?

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/ ˈɡɔnt·lət, ˈɡɑnt- / Add to word list a long thick glove (= covering for the hand), worn for protection (Definition of gauntlet from the Cambridge Academic Content Dictionary © Cambridge University Press)

8 meanings: 1. a medieval armoured leather glove 2. a heavy glove with a long cuff 3. → See take up the gauntlet 4. → See throw.... Click for more definitions.

Dec 10, 2025 · Noun gauntlet (plural gauntlets) (archaic) Two parallel rows of attackers who strike at a criminal as punishment. A simultaneous attack from two or more sides. (figuratively) Any challenging, …

The word gauntlet used in the idiom to throw down the gauntlet comes from the Old French word gantelet, a diminutive of gant, "glove." (The idiom makes reference to the medieval custom of …

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