"kid-glove" meaning in All languages combined

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Adjective [English]

Etymology: See kid glove. Etymology templates: {{m|en|kid glove}} kid glove Head templates: {{en-adj|-}} kid-glove (not comparable)
  1. Marked by extreme care or sensitivity. Tags: not-comparable
    Sense id: en-kid-glove-en-adj-1wOrBP~E Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 64 36

Verb [English]

Forms: kid-gloves [present, singular, third-person], kid-gloving [participle, present], kid-gloved [participle, past], kid-gloved [past]
Etymology: See kid glove. Etymology templates: {{m|en|kid glove}} kid glove Head templates: {{en-verb}} kid-glove (third-person singular simple present kid-gloves, present participle kid-gloving, simple past and past participle kid-gloved)
  1. (transitive) To treat mildly. Tags: transitive Synonyms: wrist-slap
    Sense id: en-kid-glove-en-verb-fUXFQLpN

Inflected forms

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