gloves (/ɡlʌvz/)

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🔊 /ɡlʌvz/

Meaning

Meaning: hand coverings

Coverings for the hands, with separate parts for each finger, worn for warmth or protection.

Examples

🗣 He pulled on thick woollen gloves before scraping the thick frost off the car windscreen.

Etymology

From Old English ‘glof’, of Germanic origin.

How & Where It’s Used

Worn for warmth, work, or sport; also in idioms like ‘handle with kid gloves’.

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Tags: clothing, home

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