See Also: gauntlet(medicine)
gauntlet(1)(dictionary)
gauntlet(2)(dictionary)
gauntlet(dictionary)
gauntlet bandage(medicine)

gauntlet (oh)



[Sense: 1-2, 4-5; Date: 1400-1500; Language: French; Origin: gantelet, from gant 'glove']
[Sense: 3; Date: 1600-1700; Language: Swedish; Origin: gatlopp, from Old Swedish gata 'way, road' + lop 'course, run']
throw down the gauntlet
to invite someone to fight or compete over a disagreement
pick up/take up the gauntlet
to accept the invitation to fight or compete over a disagreement
run the gauntlet
to be criticized or attacked by a lot of people
::The foreign secretary ran the gauntlet of demonstrators.
[C] a long glove that covers someone's wrist and protects their hand, for example in a factory
[C] a glove covered in metal, used for protection by soldiers in the past