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METAL GLOVE
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Dictionary entry overview: What does metal glove mean?
• METAL GLOVE (noun)
The noun METAL GLOVE has 1 sense:
1. a glove of armored leather; protects the hand
Familiarity information: METAL GLOVE used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
A glove of armored leather; protects the hand
Classified under:
Nouns denoting man-made objects
Synonyms:
gantlet; gauntlet; metal glove
Hypernyms ("metal glove" is a kind of...):
glove (handwear: covers the hand and wrist)
Holonyms ("metal glove" is a part of...):
body armor; body armour; cataphract; coat of mail; suit of armor; suit of armour (armor that protects the wearer's whole body)
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