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Definition of Gauntlets
1. gauntlet [v] - See also: gauntlet
Lexicographical Neighbors of Gauntlets
Literary usage of Gauntlets
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. An Alphabetical Dictionary of Coats of Arms Belonging to Families in Great by John Woody Papworth (1874)
"FANNE, Kent, W. Az. three dexter gauntlets or. VANE, Rasell, Kent; granted 15
May, 1571. Gu. three dexter gloves pendent in pale arg. ..."
2. The Archaeological Journal by British Archaeological Association (1913)
"The Baron de Cosson, FSA once read a very interesting paper before the Institute
on Gauntlets,1 and in that valuable communication he sketched the ..."
3. Ancient Armour and Weapons in Europe: From the Iron Period of the Northern by John Hewitt (1860)
"The gauntlets are of mail and plate mixed. The figure has had a lance in the
right hand . .154 25. Miniature from the same manuscript as No. ..."
4. Antiquary: A Magazine Devoted to the Study of the Past by Edward Walford, John Charles Cox, George Latimer Apperson (1880)
"The Earl, who lies on the northern side, is clad in armour from head to foot,
except his hands, which have no gauntlets, and his head rests on the side of ..."
5. The Æneid of Virgil by Virgil (1910)
""Than Dares' death to thy benignant shade. " For this last victory and joyful
day, " My gauntlets and my art I leave with thee. ..."
6. The Works of the English Poets, from Chaucer to Cowper: Including the Series by Samuel Johnson (1810)
"THESE gauntlets, we understand, From annals, time out of mind, Have giv'n due
weight to each band Of the bruisers of mankind. Still apt to his occupation ..."
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