Glove
[glʌv] or [ɡlʌv]
Definition
(n.) 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.
(n.) A boxing glove.
(v. t.) To cover with, or as with, a glove.
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Definition
n. a covering for the hand with a sheath for each finger: a boxing-glove.—v.t. to cover with or as with a glove.—adj. Gloved covered with a glove.—ns. Glove′-fight a boxing-match in which the hands are gloved; Glove′-mon′ey a gratuity given to servants officers of a court &c.; Glov′er one who makes or sells gloves; Glove′-shield a shield worn by a knight on the left-hand gauntlet to parry blows; Glove′-stretch′er a scissors-shaped instrument for inserting into the fingers of gloves to stretch them.—Handle without gloves to treat with vigour or with scant ceremony; Throw down Take up the glove to offer or to accept a challenge.
Editor: Pasquale
Unserious Contents or Definition
To dream of wearing new gloves, denotes that you will be cautious and economical in your dealings with others, but not mercenary. You will have law suits, or business troubles, but will settle them satisfactorily to yourself. If you wear old or ragged gloves, you will be betrayed and suffer loss. If you dream that you lose your gloves, you will be deserted and earn your own means of livelihood. To find a pair of gloves, denotes a marriage or new love affair. For a man to fasten a lady's glove, he has, or will have, a woman on his hands who threatens him with exposure. If you pull your glove off, you will meet with poor success in business or love.
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Examples
- Your hands are bigger than mine, and you will stretch my glove dreadfully, began Meg, whose gloves were a tender point with her. Louisa May Alcott. Little Women.
- You observed that her right glove was torn at the forefinger, but you did not apparently see that both glove and finger were stained with violet ink. Arthur Conan Doyle. The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes.
- I touch Miss Shepherd's glove, and feel a thrill go up the right arm of my jacket, and come out at my hair. Charles Dickens. David Copperfield.
- Cast my innocence into the scale, answered Rebecca, and the glove of silk shall outweigh the glove of iron. Walter Scott. Ivanhoe.
- She draws off her glove to get some money from her purse. Charles Dickens. Bleak House.
- Venn immediately dismounted, put his hand in his breastpocket, and handed the glove. Thomas Hardy. The Return of the Native.
- Hand and glove, I will not! Walter Scott. Ivanhoe.
- Did he know it was my glove? Thomas Hardy. The Return of the Native.
- George drew off his glove, and showed a newly-healed scar in his hand. Harriet Beecher Stowe. Uncle Tom's Cabin.
- Pointing to this result as a large and satisfactory one, Mr Boffin smeared it out with his moistened glove, and sat down on the remains. Charles Dickens. Our Mutual Friend.
- I see you are accustomed to wearing kid gloves--but some gentlemen are so awkward about putting them on. Mark Twain. The Innocents Abroad.
- My dear, said she as she carefully folded up her scarf and gloves, my brave physician ought to have a title bestowed upon him. Charles Dickens. Bleak House.
- My new fan just matches my flowers, my gloves fit to a charm, and the real lace on Aunt's mouchoir gives an air to my whole dress. Louisa May Alcott. Little Women.
- But they had bought gloves, too, as I did. Mark Twain. The Innocents Abroad.
- He took his hat and gloves off the table, and made for the door. Wilkie Collins. The Woman in White.
- Your hands are bigger than mine, and you will stretch my glove dreadfully, began Meg, whose gloves were a tender point with her. Louisa May Alcott. Little Women.
- No, nothing that I knows on,' replied the man, pulling on his gloves. Charles Dickens. Oliver Twist.
- When the gloves were bought, and they had quitted the shop again, Did you ever hear the young lady we were speaking of, play? Jane Austen. Emma.
- It seemed a stylish thing to go to the theater in kid gloves, and we acted upon the hint. Mark Twain. The Innocents Abroad.
- He had fought his cousin Pitt with the gloves. William Makepeace Thackeray. Vanity Fair.
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