Glove (glŭv), n. [OE.
glove, glofe, AS. glōf; akin to Icel.
glōfi, cf. Goth. lōfa palm of the hand,
Icel. lōfi.]
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.
2. A boxing glove.
Boxing glove. See under Boxing.
-- Glove fight, a pugilistic contest in which
the fighters wear boxing gloves. -- Glove
money or 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 (Zoöl.),
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.
Glove, v. t. [imp. & p.
p. Gloved (?); p. pr. & vb. n.
Gloving.] To cover with, or as with, a glove.