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Noun
/ˈgôntlit/,/ˈgänt-/,
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gauntlets, plural;
  1. Go through an intimidating or dangerous crowd, place, or experience in order to reach a goal
    • - they had to run the gauntlet of television cameras
  2. Undergo the military punishment of receiving blows while running between two rows of men with sticks

  1. to offer or accept a challenge; "threw down the gauntlet"; "took up the gauntlet"
  2. a glove of armored leather; protects the hand
  3. a glove with long sleeve
  4. 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
  5. Gauntlet is a shoot 'em up game written in 1984 by Donald R. Lebeau for the Atari 8-bit family of computers. It was released as shareware, with a full-version available for registration of USD$35. ...
  6. Gauntlet is the name of a fantasy-themed hack and slash 1985 arcade game by Atari Games. It is noted as the first class-based multiplayer game. ...
  7. The Gauntlet, also known as Gauntlet Enterprises, was a business founded in November 1975 by Jim Ward that pioneered the field of body piercing in North America. It was inspired by Ward's friend and mentor, Doug Malloy. ...
  8. The Gauntlet (Joseph Green)'' #6, is a comic book superhero in the . Created by Dan Slott, he first appeared in She-Hulk'' #100.
  9. Gauntlet is an event played in several incarnations of the television series Gladiators. In this event, a contender must run through a narrow alleyway defended by five Gladiators.
  10. Gauntlet is a fictional supervillain in the Marvel Comics universe. He is a member of the Dark Riders, employed by Apocalypse, and is one of the Inhumans. ...
  11. (Gauntlets) (Derived from the diminutive of the French word for "glove"), hand defences. They can be either "mitten" gauntlets, in which the fingers are all armoured collectively, or "finger" gauntlets in which each finger is armoured separately. ...
  12. (Gauntlets) Orignally on display as the exotic weaponry of an alien warlord, and using the same energy cells of the suit, the gauntlets contain powerful blasters, able to plow at their maximum setting through two solid feet of concrete.
  13. (Gauntlets) The standard, basic equipment for Hel's team. Different weapons and tools can be attached to the gauntlets, like a flashlight or a laser torch. The gauntlets also have a mini computer with a 3D holo screen and a communications link, and a localizator.
  14. (Gauntlets) The white back paws and toes of a Birman cat
  15. (gauntlets) Dress gloves extending above the wrist.
  16. (gauntlets) defense of articulated plates for the hand in the form of a glove. Gauntlets can also be in the form of a mit or initially of mail
  17. Wrist and arm covering of lace or fabric that replaces gloves.
  18. A long sleeve featuring a generous pouf at the shoulder/upper arm, then a detachable, glove-like piece which tapers to a fitted point. Also, gloves with close-fitting hands and long, wide arms reaching almost to the elbow.
  19. Originally a glove of leather, covered with plate metal to correspond with the other parts of the armor. It was at first worn without separate fingers.
  20. The armour to defend the hand. Prior to the 14th century, the hand was defended with a mail mitten. During the first half of the 14th century, gauntlets were introduced formed of small plates riveted to leather or cloth, what we call a brigandine gauntlet. ...
  21. Gloves of a knight in plate armor, lined with leather.
  22. A protective glove worn with medieval armor.
  23. A long-sleeved leather glove used by motorcyclists to prevent wasps from flying up the sleeve, as one did to me.
  24. Another name for a finger jouster's glove on his/her lancing hand.
  25. 1. A medieval glove, usually of leather covered with metal plates, worn to protect the hand from injury in combat. 2. A long glove with a flaring cuff covering the lower part of the arm.