The meaning of GAUNTLET is a glove worn with medieval armor to protect the hand. How to use gauntlet in a sentence. Did you know?

GAUNTLET definition: a medieval glove, as of mail or plate, worn by a knight in armor to protect the hand. See examples of gauntlet used in a sentence.

/ ˈɡɔnt·lət, ˈɡɑnt- / Add to word list a long thick glove (= covering for the hand), worn for protection (Definition of gauntlet from the Cambridge Academic Content Dictionary © Cambridge University Press)

A gauntlet is a type of glove that protects the hand and wrist of a combatant. Gauntlets were used particularly in Europe between the early fourteenth century and the early modern period and were …

A gauntlet is a glove covered in steel that was worn in suits of armor, but it also means punishment or, when "throwing down the gauntlet," a challenge.

8 meanings: 1. a medieval armoured leather glove 2. a heavy glove with a long cuff 3. → See take up the gauntlet 4. → See throw.... Click for more definitions.

Definition of gauntlet noun in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.

The word gauntlet used in the idiom to throw down the gauntlet comes from the Old French word gantelet, a diminutive of gant, "glove." (The idiom makes reference to the medieval custom of …

Dec 10, 2025 · Noun gauntlet (plural gauntlets) (archaic) Two parallel rows of attackers who strike at a criminal as punishment. A simultaneous attack from two or more sides. (figuratively) Any challenging, …

/ ˈɡɔnt·lət, ˈɡɑnt- / Add to word list a long thick glove (= covering for the hand), worn for protection (Definition of gauntlet from the Cambridge Academic Content Dictionary © Cambridge University Press)