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?

In Western women's fashion, a gauntlet can refer to an extended cuff with little or no hand covering. Such gauntlets are sometimes worn as elements of an evening gown or by brides at weddings.

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 …

GAUNTLET definition: a medieval glove, as of mail or plate, worn by a knight in armor to protect the hand. See examples of gauntlet used in a sentence.

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They ran the gauntlet on bicycles while we took shelter inside armoured vehicles.

/ 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)