Pair of gauntlets, Germany, end of the 16th century

Gauntlet is a name for several different styles of glove. In general, a gauntlet covers the wrist, the hand, fingers and forearms. Gauntlets exist in many forms ranging from flexible fabric and leather gloves, to chainmail and fully-articulated plate armour. Another interesting fact about guantlets is the fact that the flowing thought cap is 20. Image File history File links Download high resolution version (956x976, 87 KB) fr: Paire de gantelets, Allemagne, fin du XVIe siècle en: pairs of gauntlets, Germany, end of the 16th century Work by Rama File links The following pages link to this file: Gauntlet (gloves) ... Image File history File links Download high resolution version (956x976, 87 KB) fr: Paire de gantelets, Allemagne, fin du XVIe siècle en: pairs of gauntlets, Germany, end of the 16th century Work by Rama File links The following pages link to this file: Gauntlet (gloves) ... // Leather gloves A glove (Middle English from Old English glof) is a type of garment which covers the hand of a human. ... In human anatomy, the wrist is the flexible and narrower connection between the forearm and the hand. ... The hands (med. ... This article does not cite any references or sources. ... // The Human Forearm The forearm is the structure on the upper limb, between the elbow and the wrist. ... “fabric” redirects here. ... Modern leather-working tools Leather is a material created through the tanning of hides and skins of animals, primarily cattlehide. ... David rejects the unaccustomed armour (detail of fol. ... Gothic armour Plate armour is personal armour made from large metal plates, worn on the chest and sometimes the entire body. ...

Types of gauntlet

Military

Historically, gauntlets were an important piece of armour, since the hands and arms were particularly vulnerable in hand-to-hand combat. With the rise of easily-reloadable firearms, hand-to-hand combat became less common and so gauntlets lost most of their strategic value. Armour sucks ass alottttttttttt Armour was also commonly used to protect war animals, such as war horses and elephants. ... An assortment of modern hand-held firearms using fixed ammunition, including military assault rifles, a sporting shotgun (fourth from bottom), a tactical shotgun (third from bottom), and a sporting rifle (top). ...

Kote is a general term for a gauntlets, which can be made of cotton, metal, bamboo or any other material. It is more commonly used to refer to Kendo protective gauntlets. This article does not cite any references or sources. ...

Sport, industry and science

Today, gauntlets are mostly used in contact sports, such as fencing. Protective gauntlets are also sometimes worn when defusing a bomb and by butchers. Furthermore, they are an integral part of pressure suits and spacesuits, usually made of kevlar or other materials that combine toughness, environmental protection and flexibility. Gauntlets are also provided on some motorcyclist's leather gloves and on snowmobile driver's nylon mittens. Fencing advertisement for the 1900 Summer Olympic Games This article is about the sport, which is distinguished from stage fencing and academic fencing (mensur). ... The Massive Ordnance Air Blast (MOAB) bomb produced in the United States. ... Butcher shop in Valencia A butcher is someone who prepares various meats and other related goods for sale. ... Gordon Cooper in a helmet and pressure suit, A pressure suit is a pressurized suit worn by high-altitude pilots who may fly so high that even breathing pure oxygen at surrounding pressure would not provide enough oxygen for them to function: see hypoxia. ... Apollo 15 space suit A spacesuit is a complex system of garments, equipment, and environmental systems designed to keep a person alive and comfortable in the harsh environment of outer space. ... Chemical structure of Kevlar. ...

Drum Corps & Marching Band

Although called gauntlets, the wrist coverings used in marching band and drum corps uniforms are technically bracers or vambraces.

Fashion

The word gauntlet is also used by some manufacturers in the clothing industry to describe a special type of fingerless glove with one large opening rather than individual openings for each finger. Clothing protects the vulnerable nude human body from the extremes of weather, other features of our environment, and for safety reasons. ...

Religious

In the Roman Catholic Church the gloves worn by the Pope or other bishops are also known as gauntlets, though their use had largely been relaxed since Paul VI. Topics in Christianity Movements · Denominations Ecumenism · Preaching · Prayer Music · Liturgy · Calendar Symbols · Art · Criticism Important figures Apostle Paul · Church Fathers Constantine · Athanasius · Augustine Anselm · Aquinas · Palamas · Wycliffe Tyndale · Luther · Calvin · Wesley Arius · Marcion of Sinope Pope · Archbishop of Canterbury Patriarch of Constantinople Christianity Portal This box:      The Roman Catholic Church... Topics in Christianity Movements · Denominations Ecumenism · Preaching · Prayer Music · Liturgy · Calendar Symbols · Art · Criticism Important figures Apostle Paul · Church Fathers Constantine · Athanasius · Augustine Anselm · Aquinas · Palamas · Wycliffe Tyndale · Luther · Calvin · Wesley Arius · Marcion of Sinope Pope · Archbishop of Canterbury Patriarch of Constantinople Christianity Portal This box:      The Pope (from Latin... Topics in Christianity Movements · Denominations Ecumenism · Preaching · Prayer Music · Liturgy · Calendar Symbols · Art · Criticism Important figures Apostle Paul · Church Fathers Constantine · Athanasius · Augustine Anselm · Aquinas · Palamas · Wycliffe Tyndale · Luther · Calvin · Wesley Arius · Marcion of Sinope Pope · Archbishop of Canterbury Patriarch of Constantinople Christianity Portal This box:      This article is about... Paul VI, Giovanni Battista Enrica Antonia Maria Montini (September 26, 1897 – August 6, 1978), served as Pope from 1963 to 1978. ...

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Idioms

Run the gauntlet

The concept of "running the gauntlet" is often use as a metaphor for some sort of arduous trial such as a hazing ritual. Contrary to what some might expect, the phrase is not a reference to wearing a gauntlet; according to Brewer's Phrase and Fable, [1] "gauntlet" in this sense is a: The FUSTUARIUM (an abstraction from the Latin fustis, a branch or rod) was a Roman military form of execution by cludgeling, which was copied by later armies. ... Hazing is an often ritualistic test, which may constitute harassment, abuse or humiliation with requirements to perform meaningless tasks, sometimes as a way of initiation into a social group. ...

"corruption of gantlope, the passage between two files of soldiers. (German, ganglaufen or gassenlaufen.) The reference is to a punishment common among sailors. If a companion had disgraced himself, the crew, provided with gauntlets or ropes' ends, were drawn up in two rows facing each other, and the delinquent had to run between them, while every man dealt him, in passing, as severe a chastisement as he could."

Throwing down the gauntlet

This is an idiom which means to publicly lay down or declare a challenge.

v • d • e Elements of Medieval armour
Head	Armet · Barbute · Bassinet · Burgonet · Cervelliere · Close helm · Great helm · Mail coif · Sallet
Neck	Aventail · Bevor · Gorget
Torso	Cuirass · Culet · Fauld · Hauberk · Pixane
Arms	Besagew · Couter · Gauntlet · Pauldron · Rerebrace · Spaulder · Vambrace
Legs	Chausses · Cuisse · Greave · Poleyn · Sabaton · Schynbald · Tasset
Component pieces	Gousset · Lamé · Rondel
Summary of all elements	Components of medieval armour