Definitions

from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.

  • noun clothing for the hands, especially gloves.

from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.

  • noun clothing for the hands
  • noun clothing for the hands

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Examples

  • For medieval handwear, both gloves and mittens are known, and in the 14th and 15th century, even "lobster mittens" two compartments for two fingers each, and the thumb can be found on pictures.

    Archive 2009-01-01 a stitch in time 2009

  • For medieval handwear, both gloves and mittens are known, and in the 14th and 15th century, even "lobster mittens" two compartments for two fingers each, and the thumb can be found on pictures.

    Garment Production a stitch in time 2009

  • Sure enough, in addition to handwear, it contained this:

    Conspiracy By Mail: The Hidden Dangers of Online Bicycle Retail BikeSnobNYC 2009

  • She's got nothing to go on but his choice of handwear and his website logo.

    "Wearing an overcoat but gloveless on a frigid morning, Mr. Obama invoked a speech Lincoln gave here..." Ann Althouse 2007

  • The bags yielded a bewildering array of footwear, underwear, headwear, handwear, eyewear and perplexing, unidentifiable items.

    Terra Incognita Wheeler, Sarah 1996

  • The Frabill All Purpose Task Glove is an official member of Frabill'scomplete lineup of ice fishing specificapparel that includes ICESUIT, FXESnosuit, and various articles ofpremium headwear, handwear, andmidlayer garments.

    ChicagoNow 2010

  • Internal pockets to store an extra hat and handwear were missed.

    billingsgazette.com 2010

  • Profits on the must-have handwear of the season go to the Own the Podium programme, supporting Canadian athletes, but the big winners will come from outside the host nation, as the mittens themselves are made in China.

    Latest News - Yahoo!7 News 2010

  • On one hand - quite literally - the gritty ice angler demands handwear that delivers the obvious: warm fingers.

    ChicagoNow 2010

  • Is it just me, or is this handwear removal not aimed primarily at Red Barry but at a less than thrilled base that is starved for some national leadership?

    Canada Free Press 2009

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