glove
glove /gl'ʌv/ (gloves)
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Gloves are pieces of clothing which cover your hands and wrists and have individual sections for each finger. You wear gloves to keep your hands warm or dry or to protect them.
...a pair of white cotton gloves.
2 [PHRASE] V inflects
If you say that something fits like a glove, you are emphasizing that it fits exactly.
3
hand in glove: see hand
see also kid glovesbox|ing glove (boxing gloves)
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Boxing gloves are big padded gloves worn for boxing.glove com|part|ment (glove compartments)
or glove box
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The glove compartment in a car is a small cupboard or shelf below the front windscreen.
1 [N-COUNT]
Gloves are pieces of clothing which cover your hands and wrists and have individual sections for each finger. You wear gloves to keep your hands warm or dry or to protect them.
...a pair of white cotton gloves.
2 [PHRASE] V inflects
If you say that something fits like a glove, you are emphasizing that it fits exactly.
3
hand in glove: see hand
see also kid glovesbox|ing glove (boxing gloves)
[N-COUNT]
Boxing gloves are big padded gloves worn for boxing.glove com|part|ment (glove compartments)
or glove box
[N-COUNT]
The glove compartment in a car is a small cupboard or shelf below the front windscreen.