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gloves
(encz) | gloves,rukavice n: Zdeněk Brož |
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drop your gloves (hockey)
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handle with kid gloves
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the gloves are off
(encz) | the gloves are off, |
with kid gloves
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x-ray gloves
(encz) | x-ray gloves,ochranné rukavice proti rentgenovému záření n:
[tech.] mamm |
Drawgloves
(gcide) | Drawgloves \Draw"gloves`\, n. pl.
An old game, played by holding up the fingers. --Herrick.
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To handle without gloves
(gcide) | Glove \Glove\ (gl[u^]v), n. [OE. glove, glofe, AS. gl[=o]f; akin
to Icel. gl[=o]fi, cf. Goth. l[=o]fa palm of the hand, Icel.
l[=o]fi.]
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1. A cover for the hand, or for the hand and wrist, with a
separate sheath for each finger. The latter characteristic
distinguishes the glove from the mitten.
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2. A boxing glove.
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Boxing glove. See under Boxing.
Glove fight, a pugilistic contest in which the fighters
wear boxing gloves.
Glove money or Glove silver.
(a) A tip or gratuity to servants, professedly to buy
gloves with.
(b) (Eng. Law.) A reward given to officers of courts;
also, a fee given by the sheriff of a county to the
clerk of assize and judge's officers, when there are
no offenders to be executed.
Glove sponge (Zool.), a fine and soft variety of commercial
sponges (Spongia officinalis).
To be hand and glove with, to be intimately associated or
on good terms with. "Hand and glove with traitors." --J.
H. Newman.
To handle without gloves, to treat without reserve or
tenderness; to deal roughly with. [Colloq.]
To take up the glove, to accept a challenge or adopt a
quarrel.
To throw down the glove, to challenge to combat.
[1913 Webster]Handle \Han"dle\ (h[a^]n"d'l), v. t. [imp. & p. p. Handled
(-d'ld); p. pr. & vb. n. Handling (-dl[i^]ng).] [OE.
handlen, AS. handlian; akin to D. handelen to trade, G.
handeln. See Hand.]
1. To touch; to feel with the hand; to use or hold with the
hand.
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Handle me, and see; for a spirit hath not flesh.
--Luke xxiv.
39.
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About his altar, handling holy things. --Milton.
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2. To manage in using, as a spade or a musket; to wield;
often, to manage skillfully.
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That fellow handles his bow like a crowkeeper.
--Shak.
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3. To accustom to the hand; to work upon, or take care of,
with the hands.
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The hardness of the winters forces the breeders to
house and handle their colts six months every year.
--Sir W.
Temple.
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4. To receive and transfer; to have pass through one's hands;
hence, to buy and sell; as, a merchant handles a variety
of goods, or a large stock.
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5. To deal with; to make a business of.
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They that handle the law knew me not. --Jer. ii. 8.
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6. To treat; to use, well or ill.
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How wert thou handled being prisoner? --Shak.
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7. To manage; to control; to practice skill upon.
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You shall see how I will handle her. --Shak.
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8. To use or manage in writing or speaking; to treat, as a
theme, an argument, or an objection.
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We will handle what persons are apt to envy others.
--Bacon.
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To handle without gloves. See under Glove. [Colloq.]
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handle with kid gloves
(wn) | handle with kid gloves
v 1: handle with great care and sensitivity; "You have to handle
the students with kid gloves" |
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