kid glove


noun

a glove made of kid leather.

Idioms for kid glove

    handle with kid gloves, to treat with extreme tact or gentleness: He's upset, so handle him with kid gloves today.

Origin of kid glove

First recorded in 1705–15

Words nearby kid glove

British Dictionary definitions for kid gloves

kid glove

noun

a glove made of kidskin
handle with kid gloves to treat with great tact or caution

adjective kidglove

overdelicate or overrefined
diplomatic; tactful a kidglove approach

Idioms and Phrases with kid gloves

kid gloves

see handle with kid gloves.