GAUNTLET
1 none. 1 stout glove with a long loose wrist. 2 hist. Armoured glove. ? pick up (or take up) the gauntlet accept a challenge. Throw down the gauntlet issue a challenge. [french diminutive of gant glove]
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GAUNTLET
2 none. ? run the gauntlet 1 undergo harsh criticism. 2 pass between two rows of people and receive blows from them, as a punishment or ordeal. [swedish gatlopp from gata lane, lopp course]