[ˈɡɔːntlɪt], (Noun)

Definitions:
- a strong glove with a long, loose wrist


Phrases:
- take up the gauntlet
- throw down the gauntlet

Origin:
late Middle English: from Old French gantelet, diminutive of gant ‘glove’, of Germanic origin

[ˈɡɔːntlɪt], (Noun)

Definitions:


Phrases:
- run the gauntlet

Origin:
mid 17th century: alteration of gantlope (from Swedish gatlopp, from gata ‘lane’ + lopp ‘course’) by association with gauntlet