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kid glove

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noun

a glove made of kid leather.

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Nearby words

  1. kickup,
  2. kickwheel,
  3. kicky,
  4. kid,
  5. kid around,
  6. kid gloves,
  7. kid stuff,
  8. kid the pants off,
  9. kid, thomas,
  10. kid-on

Idioms

    handle with kid gloves, to treat with extreme tact or gentleness: He's upset, so handle him with kid gloves today.

Origin of kid glove

First recorded in 1705–15
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British Dictionary definitions for kid glove

kid glove

noun

a glove made of kidskin
handle with kid gloves to treat with great tact or caution

adjective kidglove

overdelicate or overrefined
diplomatic; tactfula kidglove approach
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