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# gauntleted

adjective (gauntleted)

«gauntleted» in the English dictionary: everyday — its meanings, how the lessons use it, and examples, each with its tree on Mova.

## Everyday

1. Wearing gauntlets: thick gloves with wide cuffs that cover the wrist, or armoured gloves worn by knights. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/G/gauntleted/#m1)
2. (of a hand) Covered with such a glove. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/G/gauntleted/#m2)

### 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 →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/G/gauntleted/#x1)
- Toad's gauntleted hands gripped the steering wheel. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/G/gauntleted/#x2)
- The falconer held the hawk on his gauntleted arm. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/G/gauntleted/#x3)
- The motorcyclist pulled off his gauntleted gloves. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/G/gauntleted/#x4)
- A gauntleted hand knocked on the castle door. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/G/gauntleted/#x5)
- The fencer saluted with a gauntleted hand. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/G/gauntleted/#x6)

### Note

From «gauntlet» + «-ed». Idioms with gauntlet: «throw down the gauntlet» (challenge someone), «run the gauntlet» (go through a lot of attacks or criticism).

## On Mova

- [Trees and pragmatics of «gauntleted» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/G/gauntleted/): every meaning and example parsed by Mova, with its dependency tree and frames.
- [«gauntleted» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/gauntleted.html) on Mova free.