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Word of the Day – Gauntlet

By June 3, 2018Word of the Day

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.”

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