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a
: a covering for the hand having separate sections for each of the fingers and the thumb and often extending part way up the arm
2
a(1)
: a padded leather covering for the hand used in baseball to catch a thrown or batted ball
specifically
: one having individual thumb and finger sections usually connected with a lacing or webbing compare mitt
(2)
: fielding ability
He's got a good glove at three positions and can pinch-hit.—
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b
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b
gloves plural
: the restraints of civility
the gloves came off for the interview
gloved; gloving
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Ramon Padilla, USA Today, 11 Feb. 2026
So far, he’s been spotted draped in a full-length, white fluffy coat and fire engine-red hat and gloves, watching the women’s downhill race, and casually chatting with onlookers at the curling mixed doubles, adorned in a zip-jacket emblazoned with Team USA players’ faces.
—Sheena McKenzie, CNN Money, 11 Feb. 2026
John Wawrow, Twin Cities, 7 Feb. 2026
Pittsburgh’s Erik Karlsson inadvertently gloved the puck between the legs of Penguins goalie Artūrs Šilovs.
—Eric Stephens, New York Times, 4 Feb. 2026
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Noun
The person of interest, wearing disposable gloves and a backpack ,can be seen tampering with the camera before stepping away.
—Ramon Padilla, USA Today, 11 Feb. 2026
So far, he’s been spotted draped in a full-length, white fluffy coat and fire engine-red hat and gloves, watching the women’s downhill race, and casually chatting with onlookers at the curling mixed doubles, adorned in a zip-jacket emblazoned with Team USA players’ faces.
—Sheena McKenzie, CNN Money, 11 Feb. 2026
Verb
Finland didn’t manage its first shot on net in the third period — and 10th overall — until the 11-minute mark, when Sanni Vanhanen’s snapper was gloved by Frankel.
—John Wawrow, Twin Cities, 7 Feb. 2026
Pittsburgh’s Erik Karlsson inadvertently gloved the puck between the legs of Penguins goalie Artūrs Šilovs.
—Eric Stephens, New York Times, 4 Feb. 2026
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“Glove.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/glove. Accessed 15 Feb. 2026.
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