gauntlets
plural of gauntlet
Source: Wiktionary
Gaunt"let, n. (Mil.)
Definition: See Gantlet.
Gaunt"let, n. Etym: [F. gantelet, dim. of gant glove, LL. wantus, of Teutonic origin; cf. D. want, Sw. & Dan. vante, Icel. vöttr, for vantr.]
1. A glove of such material that it defends the hand from wounds.
Note: The gauntlet of the Middle Ages was sometimes of chain mail, sometimes of leather partly covered with plates, scales, etc., of metal sewed to it, and, in the 14th century, became a glove of small steel plates, carefully articulated and covering the whole hand except the palm and the inside of the fingers.
2. A long glove, covering the wrist.
3. (Naut.)
Definition: A rope on which hammocks or clothes are hung for drying. To take up the gauntlet, to accept a challenge.
– To throw down the gauntlet, to offer or send a challenge. The gauntlet or glove was thrown down by the knight challenging, and was taken up by the one who accepted the challenge; -- hence the phrases.
Gaunt"let, n. (Mil.)
Definition: See Gantlet.
Gaunt"let, n. Etym: [F. gantelet, dim. of gant glove, LL. wantus, of Teutonic origin; cf. D. want, Sw. & Dan. vante, Icel. vöttr, for vantr.]
1. A glove of such material that it defends the hand from wounds.
Note: The gauntlet of the Middle Ages was sometimes of chain mail, sometimes of leather partly covered with plates, scales, etc., of metal sewed to it, and, in the 14th century, became a glove of small steel plates, carefully articulated and covering the whole hand except the palm and the inside of the fingers.
2. A long glove, covering the wrist.
3. (Naut.)
Definition: A rope on which hammocks or clothes are hung for drying. To take up the gauntlet, to accept a challenge.
– To throw down the gauntlet, to offer or send a challenge. The gauntlet or glove was thrown down by the knight challenging, and was taken up by the one who accepted the challenge; -- hence the phrases.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
3 June 2024
(noun) a ski lift on which riders (skiers or sightseers) are seated and carried up or down a mountainside; seats are hung from an endless overhead cable
Coffee starts as a yellow berry, changes into a red berry, and then is picked by hand to harvest. The red berry is de-shelled through a water soaking process and what’s left inside is the green coffee bean. This bean then dries in the sun for 3-5 days, where it is then packed and ready for sale.
