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kid glove
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As a noun, kid glove means a glove made of fine soft leather (as kidskin). As an adjective, it means showing skill and sensitivity in dealing with people.
Meanings of kid glove
2 meaningsnoun
A glove made of fine soft leather (as kidskin)
Similar: suede glove
adjective
Showing skill and sensitivity in dealing with people
“by diplomatic conduct he avoided antagonizing anyone”
“a tactful way of correcting someone”
“the agency got the kid-glove treatment on Capitol Hill”
Similar: tactful
Meanings from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0) and Open English WordNet (CC BY 4.0).
Synonyms by meaning
noun: a glove made of fine soft leather (as kidskin)
suede glove
adjective: showing skill and sensitivity in dealing with people