glove : Idioms & Phrases
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- baseball glove
- batting glove
- Boxing glove
Glove money ∨ silver - glove anesthesia
- glove compartment
- glove doll
- Glove fight
- glove leather
- glove puppet
- Glove sponge
- golf glove
- Hair glove
- hand and glove
- hand in glove
- handle with kid gloves
- kid glove
- kid-glove
- Lisle glove
- Mermaid's glove
- metal glove
- suede glove
To be hand and glove, ∨ in glove with - To be hand and glove with
- To handle without gloves
- To take up the glove
- To throw down the glove
baseball glove
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noun the handwear used by fielders in playing baseball
baseball mitt; mitt; glove.
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batting glove
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noun a glove worn by batters in baseball to give a firmer grip on the bat
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Boxing glove
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noun boxing equipment consisting of big and padded coverings for the fists of the fighters; worn for the sport of boxing
glove.
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- a large padded mitten or glove used in sparring for exercise or amusement.
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Glove money ∨ silver
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(a) A tip or gratuity to servants, professedly to buy gloves with.(b) (Eng. Law.) A reward given to officers of courts; also, a fee given by the sheriff of a country to the clerk of assize and judge's officers, when there are no offenders to be executed.
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glove anesthesia
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noun a mental disorder involving loss of sensitivity in the hand and wrist
- since no combination of nerves serve this area a glove anesthesia is clearly psychogenic in origin
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glove compartment
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noun compartment on the dashboard of a car
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glove doll
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noun a puppet with a cloth body and hollow head; fits over the hand
hand puppet; glove doll.
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Glove fight
- a pugilistic contest in wich the fighters wear boxing gloves.
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glove leather
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noun leather suitable for making gloves
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glove puppet
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noun a puppet with a cloth body and hollow head; fits over the hand
hand puppet; glove doll.
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Glove sponge
(Zoöl.) , a fine and soft variety of commercial sponges (Spongia officinalis ).
Webster 1913
golf glove
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noun a glove worn by golfers to give a firm grip on the handle of the golf club
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Hair glove
- a glove of horsehair for rubbing the skin.
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hand and glove
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adverb in close cooperation
hand and glove; cooperatively.
- they work hand in glove
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hand in glove
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adverb in close cooperation
hand and glove; cooperatively.
- they work hand in glove
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handle with kid gloves
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verb handle with great care and sensitivity
- You have to handle the students with kid gloves
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kid glove
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noun a glove made of fine soft leather (as kidskin)
kid glove.
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kid-glove
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adjective satellite showing skill and sensitivity in dealing with people
tactful.
- by diplomatic conduct he avoided antagonizing anyone
- a tactful way of correcting someone
- the agency got the kid-glove treatment on Capitol Hill
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Lisle glove
- a fine summer glove, made of Lisle thread.
Webster 1913
Mermaid's glove
(Zoöl.) , a British branched sponge somewhat resembling a glove.
Webster 1913
metal glove
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noun a glove of armored leather; protects the hand
gauntlet; gantlet.
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suede glove
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noun a glove made of fine soft leather (as kidskin)
kid glove.
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To be hand and glove, ∨ in glove with
- . See under
Glove .
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To be hand and glove with
- to be intimately associated or on good terms with. "Hand and glove with traitors." J. H. Newman.
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To handle without gloves
with the gloves off, to take the gloves off to treat without reserve or tenderness; to deal roughly with. Colloq.
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To take up the glove
- to accept a challenge or adopt a quarrel.
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To throw down the glove
- to challenge to combat.
