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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 [gcide]:
Glove \Glove\ (gl[u^]v), noun [OE. glove, glofe, AS. gl[=o]f; akin to Icel. gl[=o]fi, cf. Goth. l[=o]fa palm of the hand, Icel. l[=o]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 {Glove 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["o]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. ''Hand and glove with traitors.'' --J. H. Newman.
{To handle without gloves}, to treat without reserve or tenderness; to deal roughly with. [Colloq.]
{To take up the glove}, to accept a challenge or adopt a quarrel.
{To throw down the glove}, to challenge to combat.
From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 [gcide]:
Glove \Glove\, verb (used with an object) [imp. & p. p. {Gloved}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Gloving}.] To cover with, or as with, a glove.
From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:
glove
noun
1: gloves worn by fielders in baseball [syn: {baseball glove}, {baseball mitt}, {mitt}]
2: handwear: covers the hand and wrist [syn: {gloves}]
3: gloves that are big and padded; worn for boxing [syn: {boxing glove}]
From Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0 [moby-thes]:
24 Moby Thesaurus words for "glove": battle cry, bid to combat, brass knuckles, cesta, cestus, challenge, dare, defi, defy, double dare, gage, gage of battle, gauntlet, handwear, kid gloves, kids, mittens, mitts, mousquetaire gloves, mousquetaires, muff, rebel yell, war cry, war whoop
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