Wearing gauntlets; equipped with protective gloves, especially armored ones.
From gauntlet (a protective glove or sleeve) with the suffix -ed meaning 'equipped with' or 'wearing.' Gauntlet comes from Old French gantelet, from gant (glove).
Medieval knights wore gauntlets that were engineering marvels—articulated metal plates that let fingers move while protecting hands from sword cuts, showing how armor evolved alongside weapons.
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