Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

ungauntlet

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: un-gaunt-let
IPA

11

Scrabble Score

10

Letters

3

Syllables

7

Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

To remove a gauntlet or gauntlets (from).

Example Sentences

""No, fair Kate," rejoined Henry; "so as I have voluntarily proclaimed myself thy prisoner, in good sooth I may not permit this earl to run loose and gain fresh fame whilst we are here bound in chains of love : therefore, Earl of March. we command thee to ungauntlet,—and now your hand.""
"And take in peace Her hand behind the buckler of her seas, 'Gainst which their wrath has splintered; come, for she Her hand ungauntlets in mild amity. Victoria!"
"Promptly he challenged and killed the murmurer; then, ungauntleting his hand, tore out the offending tongue and threw it among the noble spectators as a pretty demonstration of loyalty."
"Kurtz ungauntleted and de-flakjacketed."

Etymology

From un- + gauntlet.

Word Breakdown

Prefix: un

Inflected Forms

ungauntlets (present, singular) ungauntleting (participle, present) ungauntleted (participle, past) ungauntleted (past)

Questions

What does ungauntlet mean?: To remove a gauntlet or gauntlets (from).
Where does ungauntlet come from?: From un- + gauntlet.

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