Gauntlet vs. Greaves

Gauntlet vs. Greaves — Is There a Difference?
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Difference Between Gauntlet and Greaves

Gauntletnoun

Protective armor for the hands, formerly thrown down as a challenge to combat.

Greavesnoun

The unmeltable residue left after animal fat has been rendered.

Gauntletnoun

A long glove covering the wrist.

Greavesnoun

armor plate that protects legs below the knee

Gauntletnoun

(nautical) A rope on which hammocks or clothes are hung for drying.

Gauntletnoun

(archaic) Two parallel rows of attackers who strike at a criminal as punishment

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Gauntletnoun

Simultaneous attack from two or more sides

Gauntletnoun

(figuratively) Any challenging, difficult, or painful ordeal, often one performed for atonement or punishment

Gauntletnoun

(rail) A temporary convergence of two parallel railroad tracks allowing passage through a narrow opening in each direction without switching.

Gauntletnoun

to offer or accept a challenge;

threw down the gauntlettook up the gauntlet

Gauntletnoun

a glove of armored leather; protects the hand

Gauntletnoun

a glove with long sleeve

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Gauntletnoun

a form of punishment in which a person is forced to run between two lines of men facing each other and armed with clubs or whips to beat the victim