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===Alternative forms===
===Alternative forms===
* {{l|en|gantlet}}
* {{alt|en|gantlet}}


===Etymology 1===
===Etymology 1===
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====Pronunciation====
====Pronunciation====
* {{enPR|gônt’lət}}, {{IPA|en|/ˈɡɔːnt.lət/}}
* {{enPR|gônt’lət}}, {{IPA|en|/ˈɡɔːnt.lət/}}
* {{audio|en|LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-gauntlet.wav|Audio (UK)}}
* {{audio|en|LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-gauntlet.wav|a=Southern England}}
* {{rhymes|en|ɛt|s=2}}


====Noun====
====Noun====
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# Protective [[armor]] for the [[hand]]s, formerly thrown down as a challenge to combat.
# Protective [[armor]] for the [[hand]]s, formerly thrown down as a challenge to combat.
#: {{cot|en|manifer}}
#: {{cot|en|manifer}}
#* {{quote-text|en|year=1786|author={{w|Francis Grose}}|title=A Treatise on Ancient Armour and Weapons|pages=22-23|pageurl=https://archive.org/details/treatiseonancien00grosrich/page/22/mode/1up|passage=The hands were defended by [[gauntlet|Gauntlets]], these were sometimes of chain [[mail]], but oftener of small plates of iron [[rivet]]ted together, in imitation of the [[lobster]]'s tail, so as to yield every motion of the hand, some [[gauntlet]]s [[inclose]]d the whole hand, as in a box or case, others were divided into [[finger]]s, each finger consisting of eight or ten separate pieces, the inside [[glove]]d with [[buff]] [[leather]], some of these reached no higher than the [[wrist]], others to the [[elbow]]; the latter were [[stile]]d long armed [[gauntlet]]s: many of them are to be seen in the Tower; for a representation of one of them, see plate 26, fig 6.}}
#* {{quote-text|en|year=1786|author=w:Francis Grose|title=A Treatise on Ancient Armour and Weapons|pages=22–23|pageurl=https://archive.org/details/treatiseonancien00grosrich/page/22/mode/1up|passage=The hands were defended by [[gauntlet|Gauntlets]], these were sometimes of chain [[mail]], but oftener of small plates of iron [[rivet]]ted together, in imitation of the [[lobster]]'s tail, so as to yield every motion of the hand, some [[gauntlet]]s [[inclose]]d the whole hand, as in a box or case, others were divided into [[finger]]s, each finger consisting of eight or ten separate pieces, the inside [[glove]]d with [[buff]] [[leather]], some of these reached no higher than the [[wrist]], others to the [[elbow]]; the latter were [[stile]]d long armed [[gauntlet]]s: many of them are to be seen in the Tower; for a representation of one of them, see plate 26, fig 6.}}
# A long [[glove]] covering the [[wrist]].
# A long [[glove]] covering the [[wrist]].
#* {{quote-text|en|year=1969|author=Lance William DeStwolinski|title=Occupational Health in the Construction Industry|page=235
#* {{quote-text|en|year=1969|author=Lance William DeStwolinski|title=Occupational Health in the Construction Industry|page=235
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* Finnish: {{t|fi|taisteluhansikas}}
* Finnish: {{t|fi|taisteluhansikas}}
* French: {{t+|fr|gantelet|m}}
* French: {{t+|fr|gantelet|m}}
* Georgian: {{t|ka|თათმანი}}, {{t|ka|ხელჯაგი}}, {{t|ka|ხელთათმანი}}
* Galician: {{t|gl|manípulo|m}}
* Georgian: {{t+|ka|თათმანი}}, {{t+|ka|ხელჯაგი}}, {{t+|ka|ხელთათმანი}}
* German: {{t|de|Kampfhandschuh|m}}, {{t|de|Fehdehandschuh|f}}, {{t+|de|Panzerhandschuh|f}}
* German: {{t|de|Kampfhandschuh|m}}, {{t|de|Fehdehandschuh|f}}, {{t+|de|Panzerhandschuh|f}}
* Irish: {{t|ga|iarndóid|f}}, {{t|ga|lámhainn fhada|f}}
* Irish: {{t|ga|iarndóid|f}}, {{t|ga|lámhainn fhada|f}}
* Italian: {{t|it|guanto di armatura}}
* Italian: {{t|it|guanto di armatura}}
* Macedonian: {{t|mk|рака́вица |f}}
* Macedonian: {{t|mk|рака́вица|f}}
* Middle High German: {{t|gmh|Hentze|f}}
* Middle High German: {{t|gmh|Hentze|f}}
* Persian: {{t-check|fa|ابدست|tr=abdast}}
* Persian: {{t-check|fa|ابدست|tr=abdast}}
* Polish: {{t+|pl|rękawica|f}}
* Polish: {{t+|pl|rękawica|f}}
* Portuguese: {{t|pt|manopla|f}}
* Portuguese: {{t+|pt|manopla|f}}
* Russian: {{t+|ru|перча́тка|f}}, {{t|ru|ла́тная рукави́ца|f}}, {{t+|ru|рукави́ца|f}}
* Russian: {{t+|ru|перча́тка|f}}, {{t|ru|ла́тная рукави́ца|f}}, {{t+|ru|рукави́ца|f}}
* Spanish: {{t|es|guantelete}}
* Spanish: {{t|es|guantelete}}
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# {{lb|en|figuratively}} Any [[challenging#Adjective|challenging]], [[difficult]], or [[painful]] [[ordeal]], often one [[perform]]ed for [[atonement]] or punishment.
# {{lb|en|figuratively}} Any [[challenging#Adjective|challenging]], [[difficult]], or [[painful]] [[ordeal]], often one [[perform]]ed for [[atonement]] or punishment.
#* {{RQ:Palfrey New England|volume=I|chapter=XII|page=481|passage=[[w:John Winthrop|[John] Winthrop]] ran the '''gantlet''' of daily slights from his neighbors.}}
#* {{RQ:Palfrey New England|volume=I|chapter=XII|page=481|passage=[[w:John Winthrop|[John] Winthrop]] ran the '''gantlet''' of daily slights from his neighbors.}}
# {{lb|en|rail transport}} A [[temporary]] [[convergence]] of two parallel [[railroad]] [[track#Noun|tracks]] [[allow]]ing [[passage#Noun|passage]] through a [[narrow#Adjective|narrow]] [[opening#Noun|opening]] in each [[direction]] without [[switch#Verb|switching]].
# {{lb|en|rail transport}} [[overlapping|Overlapping]] parallel [[rail]] [[track#Noun|tracks]]; either to [[allow]]ing [[passage#Noun|passage]] through a [[narrow#Adjective|narrow]] [[opening#Noun|opening]] in each [[direction]] without [[switch#Verb|switching]], or to allow vehicles of a larger [[gauge]] to pass through a station without hitting the [[platform]]s.


=====Derived terms=====
=====Derived terms=====
* {{l|en|gauntleted}}
* {{l|en|running the gauntlet}} (having to run between rows of attackers as a punishment)
* {{l|en|running the gauntlet}} (having to run between rows of attackers as a punishment)
* {{l|en|run the gauntlet}} (submit to a series of difficult tests)
* {{l|en|run the gauntlet}} (submit to a series of difficult tests)
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[[Category:en:Armor]]
{{C|en|Armor|Clothing}}
[[Category:en:Clothing]]

Latest revision as of 10:39, 26 October 2024

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Etymology 1

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From Middle English gauntelett, gantlett, a borrowing from Old French gantelet (“gauntlet worn by a knight in armor, a token of one's personality or person, and symbolizing a challenge”), diminutive of gant (“glove”), a borrowing from Frankish *want (“glove; mitten”) and reinforced by Medieval Latin wantus (“glove”) itself borrowed from the former, from Proto-Germanic *wantuz (“glove; mitten”). Cognate with Dutch want (“mitten; shroud”), German Low German Want (“shroud”), Danish vante (“mitten”), Swedish vante (“glove; mitten”), Faroese vøttur (“glove; mitten”).

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Noun

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Gauntlets

gauntlet (plural gauntlets)

  1. Protective armor for the hands, formerly thrown down as a challenge to combat.
    Coordinate term: manifer
    • 1786, Francis Grose, A Treatise on Ancient Armour and Weapons, pages 22–23:
      The hands were defended by Gauntlets, these were sometimes of chain mail, but oftener of small plates of iron rivetted together, in imitation of the lobster's tail, so as to yield every motion of the hand, some gauntlets inclosed the whole hand, as in a box or case, others were divided into fingers, each finger consisting of eight or ten separate pieces, the inside gloved with buff leather, some of these reached no higher than the wrist, others to the elbow; the latter were stiled long armed gauntlets: many of them are to be seen in the Tower; for a representation of one of them, see plate 26, fig 6.
  2. A long glove covering the wrist.
    • 1969, Lance William DeStwolinski, Occupational Health in the Construction Industry, page 235:
      Solventproof rubber gauntlets under solventproof sleeves closed at the wrists should be worn.
  3. (nautical) A rope on which hammocks or clothes are hung for drying.
  4. (medicine) An eruption of pellagra on the hands.
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Etymology 2

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Modified, under the influence of etymology 1, from gantlope, from Swedish gatlopp (“passageway”), from Old Swedish gata (“lane”) + lopp (“course”), from löpa (“to run”)

Gauntlet track

Noun

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gauntlet (plural gauntlets)

  1. (archaic) Two parallel rows of attackers who strike at a criminal as punishment.
  2. A simultaneous attack from two or more sides.
  3. (figuratively) Any challenging, difficult, or painful ordeal, often one performed for atonement or punishment.
  4. (rail transport) Overlapping parallel rail tracks; either to allowing passage through a narrow opening in each direction without switching, or to allow vehicles of a larger gauge to pass through a station without hitting the platforms.
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