- throw down the gantlet
- бросать вызов
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throw down the gantlet
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gantlet, gauntlet — Traditionally in American English, a distinction has been observed between the two. A gantlet was a double line of people armed with blunt weapons through which a thief or other miscreant was forced to run as a form of punishment. Hence the… … Dictionary of troublesome word
gantlet, gauntlet — Traditionally in American English, a distinction has been observed between the two. A gantlet was a double line of people armed with blunt weapons through which a thief or other miscreant was forced to run as a form of punishment. Hence the… … Dictionary of troublesome word
gantlet — Ⅰ. gant·let1 (gônt’lĭt, gänt’ ) n. ▸ A section of double railroad tracks formed by the temporary convergence of two otherwise parallel tracks in such a way that each set remains independent while traversing the same ground, affording passage at a … Word Histories
gantlet, gauntlet, gamut — One may run a gantlet (a former kind of military punishment). One may also run a gamut (a series of musical notes or the whole range of anything). But one may not run a gauntlet because it is a kind of glove. To take up the gauntlet ( to accept a … Dictionary of problem words and expressions
gauntlet — I. /ˈgɔntlət / (say gawntluht) noun 1. a medieval glove, as of mail or plate, to protect the hand. 2. a glove with a cuff like extension for the wrist. 3. the cuff itself. –phrase 4. take up the gauntlet, to accept a challenge, originally to a… …
gauntlet — I. noun also gantlet Etymology: Middle English, from Middle French gantelet, diminutive of gant glove, from Old French, of Germanic origin; akin to Middle Dutch want glove, Old Norse vǫttr Date: 15th century 1. a glove worn with medieval armor to … New Collegiate Dictionary
gauntlet — gauntlet1 gauntleted, adj. /gawnt lit, gahnt /, n. 1. a medieval glove, as of mail or plate, worn by a knight in armor to protect the hand. 2. a glove with an extended cuff for the wrist. 3. the cuff itself. 4. take up the gauntlet, a. to accept… … Universalium
gauntlet — Ⅰ. gauntlet [1] ► NOUN 1) a stout glove with a long loose wrist. 2) a glove worn as part of medieval armour, made of leather with protective steel plates. ● take up (or throw down) the gauntlet Cf. ↑throw down the gauntlet … English terms dictionary
gauntlet — I gaunt•let [[t]ˈgɔnt lɪt, ˈgɑnt [/t]] n. 1) her a mailed glove worn with a suit of armor to protect the hand 2) clo a glove with an extended cuff 3) clo the cuff itself • take up the gauntlet throw down the gauntlet Etymology: 1375–1425; late ME … From formal English to slang
gauntlet — There are two distinct words here: (1) ‘a stout glove’ used in the expression throw down the gauntlet (= accept a challenge), from an Old French diminutive of gant meaning ‘glove’, and (2) used in the phrase run the gauntlet (= undergo a… … Modern English usage
gauntlet — gauntlet1 noun a stout glove with a long, loose wrist. ↘historical an armoured glove. Phrases take up (or throw down) the gauntlet accept (or issue) a challenge. Origin ME: from OFr. gantelet, dimin. of gant glove , of Gmc origin. gauntlet2 (US… … English new terms dictionary
