Gauntlet (noun)
gawn-tlet
An armoured glove.
Late Middle English: from Old French gantelet, diminutive of gant ‘glove’, of Germanic origin.
Example sentences
“A gauntlet was an armoured glove; picking one up signified you were battle ready.”
Ireful (adj) ayur-ful full of intense anger; wrathful. Middle English word dating back to 1250–1300; ire, -ful (more…)
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