Glove
A glove is a piece of clothing that covers a hand. There are many different kinds of gloves. Gloves are made of many different fabrics and materials, and gloves are used in many ways.
Gloves worn for protection
People wear thick gloves, usually made of wool or fabric, to keep their hands warm in cold weather. They wear thin gloves (usually made of rubber or plastic) to keep their hands clean. People also wear thin gloves made of rubber or plastic to keep things they touch clean. Some workers wear gloves made of heavy rubber to protect their hands from chemicals. A mitten is a glove which has a separate place for the thumb, but the other four fingers are together. There are also mittens, which are very similar to gloves. Gloves and mittens are usually used to protect people from cold, and chemicals. People use latex gloves during Earth day to clean up.
Gloves worn for fashion
There are also gloves that are worn for fashion, because they look good. These type of gloves are made from leather, fur, or different fabrics.
Gloves worn in sport
Gloves are worn in sports, the most common reason being for extra grip for the competitors hands. Like in golf, baseball and goalkeepers in soccer.
Mittens
The word is used for certain kinds of usually knitted gloves. Some don't have separate finger pieces, and are made for children. Others have separate finger pieces without tips, so the wearer can use his fingers for delicate work, and keep his hands warm at the same time. some are fingerless gloves
Glove Media
- Mawangdui Han Mitts (10113103185).jpg
Han dynasty half-finger mitts, 2nd century BCE, embroidered silk, unearthed from Mawangdui.
- Gloves MET C.I.42.136ab F.jpg
European gloves, late 17th century, silk, metal thread. Metropolitan Museum of Art.
- Pierre Auguste Renoir - Portrait of Mme. Paulin - Google Art Project.jpg
Portrait of Mme. Paulin wearing gloves, Pierre-Auguste Renoir
- Gloves MET 21.510 CP4.jpg
A glove commemorating the visit of General Lafayette to the United States in 1824.
A disposable nitrile rubber glove
- Trockenhandschuh.jpg
Trockenhandschuh mit Ringsystems und isolierem Innenhandschuh für Taucher
- Puma Furio Gloves - Punggung Tangan.JPG
Sarung tangan anti api Puma Furio warna putih
- Three finger gloves 1995.jpg
Three finger army shooting gloves.
- Isotoner touch gloves BB E86 jeh.jpg
Touchscreen gloves, fingertip type
Archived 2023-06-18 at the Wayback Machine.
Memorial mittens
Oven mitten
For delicate work the top of the thumbpiece should be cut off
