gauntelet

== Middle English == === Alternative forms === gantelet, gauntlet === Etymology === Borrowed from Old French gantelet, diminutive of gant (“glove”). === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˌɡau̯nt(ə)ˈlɛt/, /ˈɡau̯nt(ə)lɛt/ === Noun === gauntelet (plural gauntelettes) (Late Middle English, rare) gauntlet ==== Descendants ==== English: gauntlet Yola: gauntletès (plural) ==== References ==== “gauntelet, n.”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007.