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glove

/ɡˈlʌv/GLUHV
/ɡˈlʌv/GLUHV

Meaningglove

Common meaning: a covering with separate spaces for the fingers

Journey through time

  1. Old Englishgl6f‘glove’source
  2. Middle Englishglovesource
  3. Englishglove‘a covering with separate spaces for the fingers’ · today

Sources & notes

Meaning: “Meaning” is the sense that emerges from the word’s roots; “Common meaning” is today’s everyday sense. Both written by us.

Pronunciation

  • UK IPA: converted from the US form by rule (unchecked). Respelling: generated.
  • No UK recording; the speaker uses your device’s en-GB voice.
  • US IPA: CMUdict (BSD-2), converted to IPA by rule. Respelling: generated.
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Origin: Built on Old English gl6f ‘glove’.

Roots

  • gl6f Old English “glove”

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