glove
noun
a covering for the hand made with a separate sheath for each finger and for the thumb.
gloved
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past participleof glove.past participle
A verb form used in perfect and passive verb constructions and that can also function as a modifier.
-
past tense formof glove.past tense
Used to describe completed actions or previous habitual actions.
glovenouna covering for the hand made with a separate sheath for each finger and for the thumb. -
a word derived from
glove.
glovenouna covering for the hand made with a separate sheath for each finger and for the thumb.
Example Sentences
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During a stop at the Arizona-Sonora Desert Museum, an owl perched on her gloved arm made her squeal like the girl she had been during her first visit there on a grade-school field trip.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 2, 2026
Nancy Guthrie, 84, disappeared on the night of January 31-February 1, with recovered security camera footage showing a masked and gloved person prowling outside her home in the outskirts of Tucson, Arizona.
From Barron's ● Aug. 1, 2026
The 30-year-old Spaniard has saved 90% of shots he has faced in this season's competition, putting him well clear of his gloved counterparts.
From BBC ● Apr. 28, 2026
On a Wednesday in February in the Coachella Valley, more than two dozen farmworkers weaved up and down rows of strawberries, their gloved hands flicking quickly to pluck the fruit and stash it in boxes.
From Los Angeles Times ● Apr. 17, 2026
I rub my gloved hand over the cave’s wall, and just above my head I find a ledge.
From "The Last Cuentista" by Donna Barba Higuera
