gauntlet
11gauntlet — Ⅰ. gaunt·let1 also gant·let (gônt’lĭt, gänt’ ) n. 1. A protective glove, usually extending over some of the forearm, worn as part of medieval armor. 2. Any of various protective gloves, usually with an extended or flared cuff, as used in certain… …
12Gauntlet II — Infobox VG title = Gauntlet II developer = Atari Games publisher = Atari Games designer = Ed Logg release = 1986 genre = Hack and slash RPG/Run and gun modes = Up to 4 players simultaneously cabinet = Upright arcade system = display = Raster,… …
13gauntlet — I n. challenge 1) to throw down the gauntlet 2) to pick up, take up the gauntlet II n. ordeal to run a gauntlet (to run the gauntlet of reporters) * * * [ gɔːntlɪt] take up the gauntlet [ challenge ] to throw down the gauntlet to pick up [ ordeal …
14gauntlet — [[t]gɔ͟ːntlɪt[/t]] gauntlets 1) N COUNT: usu pl Gauntlets are long, thick, protective gloves. ...a pair of pale yellow leather driving gauntlets. 2) PHRASE: V inflects If you pick up the gauntlet or take up the gauntlet, you accept the challenge… …
15gauntlet — The gauntlet of ‘run the gauntlet’ has no etymological connection with gauntlet ‘glove’ [15]. The latter was borrowed from Old French gantelet, a diminutive form of gant ‘glove’. This was originally a Germanic loanword, with surviving relatives… …
16gauntlet — The gauntlet of ‘run the gauntlet’ has no etymological connection with gauntlet ‘glove’ [15]. The latter was borrowed from Old French gantelet, a diminutive form of gant ‘glove’. This was originally a Germanic loanword, with surviving relatives… …
17Gauntlet DS — Infobox VG title = Gauntlet developer = Backbone Entertainment publisher = Eidos Interactive Midway Games release = vgrelease|NA=October 1, 2008 genre = Hack and slash modes = Single player; 2 to 4 player cooperative, competitive modes platforms …
18gauntlet — {{11}}gauntlet (1) glove, early 15c., gantelet, from O.Fr. gantelet (13c.) gauntlet worn by a knight in armor, also a token of one s personality or person, and symbolizing a challenge, e.g. tendre son gantelet throw down the gauntlet (a sense… …
19gauntlet — I. /ˈgɔntlət / (say gawntluht) noun 1. a medieval glove, as of mail or plate, to protect the hand. 2. a glove with a cuff like extension for the wrist. 3. the cuff itself. –phrase 4. take up the gauntlet, to accept a challenge, originally to a… …
20gauntlet — gauntlet1 gauntleted, adj. /gawnt lit, gahnt /, n. 1. a medieval glove, as of mail or plate, worn by a knight in armor to protect the hand. 2. a glove with an extended cuff for the wrist. 3. the cuff itself. 4. take up the gauntlet, a. to accept… …
