glove

glove

slang A condom. You know the saying—no glove, no love.
Farlex Dictionary of Idioms.
See:
  • a cat in gloves catches no mice
  • an iron fist in a velvet glove
  • an iron fist in the velvet glove
  • an iron hand in a velvet glove
  • cat in gloves catches no mice
  • drop the gloves
  • fit (someone) like a glove
  • fit like a glove
  • fit like a glove, to
  • glove
  • glove money
  • gloves are off
  • hand and glove
  • hand and glove with (someone or something)
  • hand in glove
  • hand in glove with (someone or something)
  • hand-in-glove
  • handle (someone or something) with gloves
  • handle (someone or something) with kid gloves
  • handle (someone or something) without gloves
  • handle someone or something with kid gloves
  • handle with gloves
  • handle with kid gloves
  • handle, treat, etc. somebody with kid gloves
  • hang up
  • idiot gloves
  • iron hand
  • iron hand (in a velvet glove), to rule with an
  • kid gloves
  • kid gloves, to handle/treat with
  • no glove, no love
  • rule with a velvet glove
  • take gloves off
  • take the gloves off
  • the gloves are off
  • treat (someone or something) with kid gloves
  • treat someone with kid gloves
  • with (one's) gloves off
  • with kid gloves
  • with the gloves off
  • work hand and glove with (someone or something)
  • work hand in glove with (someone or something)
References in classic literature
"But it is always easy to tell when a gentleman is used to putting on kid gloves."
The Innocents Abroad
I shall have a new ribbon for my hair, and Marmee will lend me her little pearl pin, and my new slippers are lovely, and my gloves will do, though they aren't as nice as I'd like."
"You must have gloves, or I won't go," cried Meg decidedly.
"It is one of her aristocratic tastes, and quite proper, for a real lady is always known by neat boots, gloves, and handkerchief," replied Meg, who had a good many little `aristocratic tastes' of her own.
Jo thanked him and gladly went, wishing she had two neat gloves when she saw the nice, pearl-colored ones her partner wore.
Little Women
Fanny also lent her a pair of three-button gloves, which completed her content, and when Tom greeted her with an approving, "Here 's a sight for gods and men!
But it was not, and Polly's fun cost more than the price of gloves and bonnet, for, having nibbled at forbidden fruit, she had to pay the penalty.
An Old Fashioned Girl
As she said this she looked down at her hands, and was surprised to see that she had put on one of the Rabbit's little white kid gloves while she was talking.
Alices Adventures In Wonderland
Moreover, recently a revolutionary type of medical examination glove has been developed, which seems to have an entirely new layer of infection control in it.
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As part of the acquisition, Radians has opened a new sales office for Bellingham Glove in Bellingham, Wash.
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Stretch fabric gussets in the crook of each finger also allows a lot of airflow into the glove.
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'MREPC has identified several programmes to enhance awareness on the importance of glove use in the healthcare sector and to promote quality made-in-Malaysia rubber medical gloves,' Mah added.
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The added wording augments the existing wording referring to "light in color" and therefore enhances a referee's ability to ascertain a non-conforming glove before wetness occurs.
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Procedures involving a higher percentages of instrumentation, sharp instruments, and exposure to boney surfaces have also been associated with higher glove failure.
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The advisory shall cover the importation, distribution, manufacture, storage, distribution, and use of (1) powdered surgeon's gloves; (2) powdered patient examination gloves; and (3) absorbable powder for lubricating a surgeon's glove.
FDA warns public against use of powdered gloves