METAL GLOVE

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does metal glove mean? 

• METAL GLOVE (noun)
  The noun METAL GLOVE has 1 sense:

1. a glove of armored leather; protects the hand

  Familiarity information: METAL GLOVE used as a noun is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• METAL GLOVE (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

A glove of armored leather; protects the hand

Classified under:

Nouns denoting man-made objects

Synonyms:

gantlet; gauntlet; metal glove

Hypernyms ("metal glove" is a kind of...):

glove (handwear: covers the hand and wrist)

Holonyms ("metal glove" is a part of...):

body armor; body armour; cataphract; coat of mail; suit of armor; suit of armour (armor that protects the wearer's whole body)