Definition, synonyms and related words
plural of glove
"She pulled on her gloves before stepping out into the freezing rain."
In plain English: Gloves are coverings for your hands that protect them from cold, dirt, or injury.
"She put on her gloves to keep her hands warm in the snow."
Usage: Use "gloves" to refer to two separate coverings for hands or a matching pair worn together on both hands. Avoid using it as a singular noun when you mean a single covering, which is "glove."
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of glove
"She gloves her hands before touching the delicate fabric to avoid leaving fingerprints."
In plain English: To glove something means to put gloves on it, usually to protect your hands while working with tools or sports equipment.
"The thief tried to gloves his fingerprints off the doorknob before leaving the house."
Usage: Do not use "gloves" as a verb to mean covering something; it is strictly a noun referring to hand coverings. The correct third-person singular verb form for the action of putting on or making gloves is "gloves."
Derived from Old French gloves, which comes from Latin glauca meaning "green," the term originally referred to green leather coverings for the hands. The sense of hand covering evolved directly from this material description in Middle English.