Kilo Lingo

glove

/ɡlʌv/

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Translation

A piece of clothing for your hand, with a part for each finger.

Word origin

From Old English glof, the old word for a covering for the hand.

Origin
Old English
Root
glof

Grammar

Gender
Pluralgloves

Examples

.

"Glove" is the clothing that covers the hand.

winter.

"Gloves" is the plural, meaning both of your gloves.

.

Here "glove" is the single one she is missing.

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This word is part of lesson 14.