資料來源 : Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)

Glove \Glove\ (gl[u^]v), n. [OE. glove, glofe, AS. gl[=o]f; akin
   to Icel. gl[=o]fi, cf. Goth. l[=o]fa palm of the hand, Icel.
   l[=o]fi.]
   1. A cover for the hand, or for the hand and wrist, with a
      separate sheath for each finger. The latter characteristic
      distinguishes the glove from the mitten.

   2. A boxing glove.

   {Boxing glove}. See under {Boxing}.

   {Glove fight}, a pugilistic contest in which the fighters
      wear boxing gloves.

   {Glove} {money or silver}.
      (a) A tip or gratuity to servants, professedly to buy
          gloves with.
      (b) (Eng. Law.) A reward given to officers of courts;
          also, a fee given by the sheriff of a county to the
          clerk of assize and judge's officers, when there are
          no offenders to be executed.

   {Glove sponge} (Zo["o]l.), a fine and soft variety of
      commercial sponges ({Spongia officinalis}).

   {To be hand and glove with}, to be intimately associated or
      on good terms with. ``Hand and glove with traitors.'' --J.
      H. Newman.

   {To handle without gloves},

Handle \Han"dle\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Handled}; p. pr. & vb. n.
   {Handling} .] [OE. handlen, AS. handian; akin to D. handelen
   to trade, G. handeln. See {Hand}.]
   1. To touch; to feel with the hand; to use or hold with the
      hand.

            Handle me, and see; for a spirit hath not flesh.
                                                  --Luke xxiv.
                                                  39.

            About his altar, handling holy things. --Milton.

   2. To manage in using, as a spade or a musket; to wield;
      often, to manage skillfully.

            That fellow handles his bow like a crowkeeper.
                                                  --Shak.

   3. To accustom to the hand; to work upon, or take care of,
      with the hands.

            The hardness of the winters forces the breeders to
            house and handle their colts six months every year.
                                                  --Sir W.
                                                  Temple.

   4. To receive and transfer; to have pass through one's hands;
      hence, to buy and sell; as, a merchant handles a variety
      of goods, or a large stock.

   5. To deal with; to make a business of.

            They that handle the law knew me not. --Jer. ii. 8.

   6. To treat; to use, well or ill.

            How wert thou handled being prisoner. --Shak.

   7. To manage; to control; to practice skill upon.

            You shall see how I will handle her.  --Shak.

   8. To use or manage in writing or speaking; to treat, as a
      theme, an argument, or an objection.

            We will handle what persons are apt to envy others.
                                                  --Bacon.

   {To handle without gloves}. See under {Glove}. [Colloq.]