Gauntlet Common

to offer or accept a challenge

"threw down the gauntlet"

"took up the gauntlet"

a glove of armored leather; protects the hand

"The knight tightened his gauntlet of armored leather before charging into battle to protect his hand from the enemy's blade."

a glove with long sleeve

"The medieval knight pulled on his iron gauntlet before charging into battle, ensuring his hand and wrist were fully protected from the enemy's sword."

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

"The prisoner had to brave the gauntlet, scrambling forward while soldiers on either side hurled their heavy sticks at his back."

Protective armor for the hands, formerly thrown down as a challenge to combat.

"The guards formed a gauntlet for the prisoner, beating him until he finally confessed to the crime."

Two parallel rows of attackers who strike at a criminal as punishment