Gauntlet vs. Greaves
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
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 gauntletGauntletnoun
a glove of armored leather; protects the hand
Gauntletnoun
a glove with long sleeve
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
