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Plural of gauntlet

regular plural

The plural of gauntlet is gauntlets.

Forms of gauntlet

Singulargauntlet /ˈɡɔːnt.lət/
Pluralgauntlets
Countablecountable

Gauntlets in a sentence

  • Solventproof rubber gauntlets under solventproof sleeves closed at the wrists should be worn.1969, Lance William DeStwolinski, Occupational Health in the Construction Industry, page 235
  • Some rows of helmets, some of platelegs, bodyplates, gauntlets and boots.2012, Daniel Cade, The Last Pure Warrior, Bloomington, Ind.: AuthorHouse, →ISBN, page 46. From the entry bodyplate
  • Body armor, gauntlets, armored hose,and possibly a doublet would be added to this.2010, Randall Fegley, The Golden Spurs of Kortrijk: How the Knights of France Fell to the Foot Soldiers of Flanders in 1302, McFarland…. From the entry goedendag
  • A pair of bell-cuffed gauntlets and an arming sword hang outside.1933, Archaeologia, Or, Miscellaneous Tracts Relating to Antiquity. From the entry hounskull
  • Itosu wielded an ōdachi, greaves, and gauntlets.2018 August 20, C. R. Jenerette, chapter 7, in Elementium, Bloomington, Ind.: Abbott Press, →ISBN. From the entry ōdachi

Meaning of gauntlet

  1. noun Protective armor for the hands, formerly thrown down as a challenge to combat.
  2. noun A long glove covering the wrist.
  3. noun A rope on which hammocks or clothes are hung for drying.

Full definition of gauntlet

Questions about the plural of gauntlet

What is the plural of gauntlet?
The plural of gauntlet is gauntlets.
Is gauntlet countable?
Gauntlet is a countable noun.

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