A glove of such material that it defends the hand from wounds.

A long glove, covering the wrist.

Armour for the hand and wrist, initially made of maille, in later periods made of plate armour.

Two rows of men facing each other and armed with weapons with which they strike an individual who is made to run between them.

Gauntlet is a 1985 arcade game by Atari Games. Released during the height of popularity of role-playing games like Dungeons & Dragons, this game was a sensation, being the first true dungeon crawl arcade game. Gameplay was based on Dandy Dungeon, a game for the Atari 400 computer originally written by John Palevich.

The Gauntlet is a fictional location in the Roleplaying games and , and other games set in the World of Darkness universe. It is the boundary between the Umbra and physical reality. This boundary or barrier prevents regular interaction between the spiritual Umbra and corporeal reality.

The Gauntlet, also known as Gauntlet Enterprises, was a business founded in November, 1975 by Jim Ward that pioneered the field of body piercing in North America. The Gauntlet's original location was in Ward's Los Angeles home, but on the evening of Friday, November 17 1978 it celebrated the grand opening of its first commercial location at 8720 Santa Monica Blvd. in West Hollywood. Eventually, Gauntlet opened stores in San Francisco and New York.As well as franchises in Seattle and Paris.

The Gauntlet is a campus newspaper published by the Gauntlet Publications Society in Calgary, Alberta, Canada. It has a circulation of 10,000 and is the official student newspaper of the University of Calgary. It publishes most Thursdays throughout the year.

See Gantlet.

to offer or accept a challenge; "threw down the gauntlet"; "took up the gauntlet"

A rope on which hammocks or clothes are hung for drying.

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a form of punishment in which a person is forced to run between two lines of men facing each other and armed with clubs or whips to beat the victim

a where a person walks in between two lines of people and is randomly attacked by people in front of them

A third set of rails placed in between two other sets of rails to carry wide loads through tunnels.

a series of conditions guarding an action

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