gauntlet

Phonetic Respelling: [ gawnt-lit, gahnt- ]

Definition:

n. 1 a glove of armored leather; 2 to offer or accept a challenge; 3 punishment in which a person is forced to run between two lines of men armed with clubs or whips

Sentence:

The squire helped the knight put on his gauntlet.

More example sentences:

The squire helped the knight put on his gauntlet.

Hear it

What part of the body did a gauntlet protect?

Hear it

Synonyms:

medieval glove; metal glove; glove of armored leather

Antonyms:

stockings

Gauntlet rhymes:

• Two Syllable Rhymes
  • gantlet
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