"monkey glove" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: monkey gloves [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} monkey glove (plural monkey gloves)
  1. A type of work glove with a textured surface for better grip.
    Sense id: en-monkey_glove-en-noun-BhSEPjjs
  2. A glove that is part of a monkey costume. Categories (topical): Clothing
    Sense id: en-monkey_glove-en-noun-vdSWmCXN Disambiguation of Clothing: 36 64 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English entries with topic categories using raw markup, English terms with non-redundant non-automated sortkeys Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 41 59 Disambiguation of English entries with topic categories using raw markup: 17 83 Disambiguation of English terms with non-redundant non-automated sortkeys: 16 84

Inflected forms

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