gauntlet
noun
a medieval glove, as of mail or plate, worn by a knight in armor to protect the hand.
gauntleted
-
a word derived from
gauntlet.
Example Sentences
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Of all the footage that the film unearths, the least surprising clip shows him gauntleted, with a bird of prey on his wrist.
From The New Yorker ● Jul. 20, 2018
Like De Gaulle, whom he serves more like a gauntleted knight than a Cabinet minister, Malraux wants to spur the French will to new greatness through shining images of past glories.
From Time Magazine Archive
Thirty yards away, the great golden eagle launched itself from its master's gauntleted arm and swiftly closed the distance.
From Time Magazine Archive
The stallions slammed together, the blunted axehead smashed against the scarred blue breastplate . . . but somehow the blue knight had the haft locked between steel- gauntleted fingers.
From "A Clash of Kings" by George R.R. Martin
A flash of silver catches my eye—Helene's gauntleted hand, clawing the floor as she tries to pull herself out of the smoke.
From "An Ember in the Ashes" by Sabaa Tahir
