gauntleted
part of speech
adjective (gauntleted)
meaning for a pupil
1) Wearing gauntlets: thick gloves with wide cuffs that cover the wrist, or armoured gloves worn by knights. tree →
2) (of a hand) Covered with such a glove. tree →
sense in the lessons
In history lessons knights wore metal gauntlets. In The Wind in the Willows, early motorists like Toad dressed up in goggles, caps and gauntlets, so a «gauntleted hand» grips the steering wheel. Also seen in stories of bikers, falconers and fencers.
examples
- The knight raised his gauntleted fist. tree →
- Toad's gauntleted hands gripped the steering wheel. tree →
- The falconer held the hawk on his gauntleted arm. tree →
- The motorcyclist pulled off his gauntleted gloves. tree →
- A gauntleted hand knocked on the castle door. tree →
- The fencer saluted with a gauntleted hand. tree →
note
From «gauntlet» + «-ed». Idioms with gauntlet: «throw down the gauntlet» (challenge someone), «run the gauntlet» (go through a lot of attacks or criticism).
Trees and pragmatics
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