glove
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glove
- /ɡlʌv/
- /ɡlʊv/ Northern England
- /ɡləv/ common, variant
Rhymes with -ʌv
Where it comes from
From Middle English glove, glofe, from Old English glōf, *glōfe, *glōfa, ("glove"; weak forms attested only in plural form glōfan (“gloves”)), from Proto-Germanic *galōfô (“glove”), from Proto-Germanic *ga- (“collective and associative prefix”) + Proto-Germanic *lōfô (“flat of the hand, palm”), from Proto-Indo-European *lāp-, *lēp-, *lep- (“flat”). Cognate with Scots gluve, gluive (“glove”), Icelandic glófi (“glove”). Related to Middle English lofe, lufe (“palm of the hand”). More at loof.
noun gloves
- An item of clothing, covering all or part of the hand and fingers, but usually allowing independent movement of the fingers. I wore gloves to keep my hands warm.
- A baseball mitt.
- The ability to catch a hit ball. Frederico had a great glove, but he couldn't hit a curveball, so he never broke into the pros.
- A condom.
- A challenge from one to another. to throw down the glove, i.e. to offer a challenge; to take up the glove, to accept it
verb gloves · gloving · gloved
- To catch the ball in a baseball mitt. He gloved the line drive for the third out.
- To put a glove or gloves on. Maxwell gloved his hand so that he wouldn't leave fingerprints, then pulled the trigger.
- To touch (a delivery) with one's glove while the gloved hand is on the bat. Under the rules of cricket, the batsman is deemed to have hit the ball.
Thesaurus
Closest in meaning: mitt, boxing glove, baseball mitt, baseball glove, gauntlet, pocket, trimmed, shoebox, carton, hutch, box, boxing, car, nightclub, catcher, lunchbox
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noun item of clothing
| Español | guante, maniquete (fingerless) |
|---|---|
| 한국어 | 장갑 janggap |
| 日本語 | 手袋 tebukuro |
| 中文 | 手套 shǒutào |
| हिन्दी | दस्ताना dastānā |
| Kiswahili | glavu |
| Português | luva |
| Français | gant |
| Deutsch | Handschuh |
| Italiano | guanto |
| Ελληνικά | γάντι gánti, χειρόκτιο cheiróktio |
| Română | mănușă |
| Русский | перча́тка perčátka, рукави́ца rukavíca |
| Tiếng Việt | găng tay, bao tay |
| العربية | قُفَّاز quffāz, كَفّ kaff |
| עברית | כְּפָפָה kfafá |
verb to put on gloves
| Español | enguantar |
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Talk about this word "glove." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/glove. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026. glove. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/glove "glove." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/glove.Cite this
@misc{glove_2026,
title = {glove},
howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
year = {2026},
url = {https://micwyn.com/word/glove},
urldate = {2026-11-06}
}
