glove

== English == === Etymology === From Middle English glove, glofe, from Old English glōf, *glōfe, *glōfa, ("glove"; weak forms attested only in plural form glōfan (“gloves”)), from Proto-Germanic *galōfô (“glove”), from Proto-Germanic *ga- (“collective and associative prefix”) + Proto-Germanic *lōfô (“flat of the hand, palm”), from Proto-Indo-European *lāp-, *lēp-, *lep- (“flat”). Cognate with Scots gluve, gluive (“glove”), Icelandic glófi (“glove”). Related to Middle English lofe, lufe (“palm of the hand”). More at loof. === Pronunciation === enPR: glŭv, IPA(key): /ɡlʌv/ Rhymes: -ʌv === Noun === glove (plural gloves) (clothing) An item of clothing, covering all or part of the hand and fingers, but usually allowing independent movement of the fingers. A baseball mitt. (baseball, figuratively) The ability to catch a hit ball. (slang) A condom. (with definite article) A challenge from one to another. ==== Synonyms ==== gauntlet handglove (India) handshoe (nonstandard) ==== Descendants ==== → Māori: karapu ==== Translations ==== === Verb === glove (third-person singular simple present gloves, present participle gloving, simple past and past participle gloved) (baseball, transitive) To catch the ball in a baseball mitt. (transitive) To put a glove or gloves on. (cricket) To touch (a delivery) with one's glove while the gloved hand is on the bat. Under the rules of cricket, the batsman is deemed to have hit the ball. === Derived terms === === See also === cot gauntlet handshoe mitt mitten === Anagrams === Vogel, vogle, volge == Middle English == === Alternative forms === glofe, gloove glufe, gluve, glwfe (Northern) === Etymology === Inherited from Old English *glōfa (variant of glōf), from Proto-West Germanic *glōfō, from Proto-Germanic *galōfô; equivalent to y- +‎ love (“palm”). === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈɡloːv(ə)/ === Noun === glove (plural gloves or gloven) A glove or gauntlet (hand covering) A glove as a token of feudal allegiance. A glove or gauntlet in various symbolic uses: Signifying assent, agreement, or the marital compact. Signifying entry into combat. Signifying worthlessness or unimportance. ==== Derived terms ==== gloven glovere ==== Descendants ==== English: glove → Zulu: igilavu Scots: gluive, gluve ==== References ==== “glọ̄ve, n.”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007.