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gauntlet
noun(gaunt-let)
a glove worn with medieval armor to protect the hand
gauntlet
noun(gaunt-let)
any of various protective gloves used especially in industry
gauntlet
noun(gaunt-let)
an open challenge (as to combat) —used in phrases like throw down the gauntlet
gauntlet
noun(gaunt-let)
a double file of men facing each other and armed with clubs or other weapons with which to strike at an individual who is made to run between them —used with run
gauntlet
noun(gaunt-let)
a line, series, or assemblage; especially : one that poses some sort of ordeal
gauntlet
noun(gaunt-let)
a severe trial : ordeal
gauntlet
noun(gaunt-let)
a glove worn with medieval armor to protect the hand
gauntlet
noun(gaunt-let)
any of various protective gloves used especially in industry
gauntlet
noun(gaunt-let)
an open challenge (as to combat) —used in phrases like throw down the gauntlet
gauntlet
idiom(gaunt-let)
to show that one is willing and ready to fight, argue, or compete with someone or to do something that is difficult but necessary : to accept or respond to a challenge
gauntlet
idiom(gaunt-let)
to say or show that one is ready to fight, argue, or compete with someone : to challenge someone

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