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noun ADJ. long | fingerless | protective | cotton, kid (often figurative), latex, leather, rubber, woollen Treat her with kid gloves?she's very sensitive. | boxing, driving, evening, gardening, oven, surgical QUANT. pair VERB + GLOVE pull on | peel off, pull off She peeled off her glove to reveal a wedding ring. GLOVE + NOUN compartment Don't keep important documents in the glove compartment of your car.CLOTHES
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glove
verbs
wear gloves
• Always wear gloves when gardening.
put on/pull on your gloves
• Eleanor put on her gloves and stood up.
take off your gloves
• Mr Brownlow took off his gloves.
a pair of gloves
• Forbes pulled on a pair of black leather gloves.
ADJECTIVES/NOUN + glove
rubber/leather/woollen etc gloves
• Dr McIntyre was slowly removing his rubber gloves.
boxing gloves
• The trainer laced up Mike's boxing gloves.
a baseball glove
• He rubbed oil into his baseball glove to make it softer.
surgical gloves
(= special gloves worn by doctors )
• Surgical gloves help prevent the spread of germs.
gardening gloves
• Gardening gloves protect your hands from being scratched or stung.
an oven glove
BrE:
• Paul used the oven glove to take the hot tray out of the oven.
protective gloves
• Protective gloves and a safety helmet are worn to minimize injury.
disposable gloves
(= that you throw away after use )
• Nurses must wear disposable gloves when handling patients.
left-hand/right-hand glove
• A left-hand glove was found at the scene of the crime.
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