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Definition of Gauntlet
1. Noun. To offer or accept a challenge. "Took up the gauntlet"
2. Noun. A glove of armored leather; protects the hand.
Group relationships: Body Armor, Body Armour, Cataphract, Coat Of Mail, Suit Of Armor, Suit Of Armour
Generic synonyms: Glove
3. Noun. A glove with long sleeve.
4. Noun. A form of punishment in which a person is forced to run between two lines of men facing each other and armed with clubs or whips to beat the victim.
Definition of Gauntlet
1. n. See Gantlet.
2. n. A glove of such material that it defends the hand from wounds.
Definition of Gauntlet
1. Noun. Protective armor for the hands. ¹
2. Noun. (archaic) Two parallel rows of attackers who strike at a criminal as punishment ¹
3. Noun. Simultaneous attack from two or more sides ¹
4. Noun. (figuratively) Any challenging, difficult, or painful ordeal, often one performed for atonement or punishment ¹
5. Noun. (rail) A temporary convergence of two parallel railroad tracks allowing passage through a narrow opening in each direction without switching. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Gauntlet
1. to gantlet [v -ED, -ING, -S] - See also: gantlet
Medical Definition of Gauntlet
1. A glove. See: bandage. (05 Mar 2000)
Lexicographical Neighbors of Gauntlet
Literary usage of Gauntlet
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Merriam-Webster's Dictionary of English Usage by Inc. Merriam-Webster (1994)
"See, however, gauntlet 2. gantlet See gauntlet 1. gap The use of gap in such phrases
... 1965 gauntlet 1. gauntlet, gantlet. Some confusion exists about the ..."
2. The Century Dictionary: An Encyclopedic Lexicon of the English Language by William Dwight Whitney (1889)
"To cast or throw down the gauntlet, (a) To cast one's glove upon the ground in
token of challenge or defiance : a custom of medieval times. ..."
3. London: Being an Accurate History and Description of the British Metropolis by David Hughson (1805)
"... the champion threw down his gauntlet; which, having lain some small time, ...
which the champion (having put on his gauntlet) received, and retiring a ..."
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