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English to English noun
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to offer or accept a challenge |  | Example: threw down the gauntlet
took up the gauntlet
source: wordnet30
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a glove of armored leather; protects the hand | | source: wordnet30
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a glove with long sleeve | | source: wordnet30
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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 | | source: wordnet30
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See Gantlet. | | source: webster1913
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A glove of such material that it defends the hand from wounds. | | source: webster1913
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