glove vs gauntlet

glove and gauntlet both are nouns.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
glove	Yes	No	No	No
gauntlet	Yes	No	No	No

As nouns, gauntlet is a hyponym of glove; that is, gauntlet is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than glove:

Other hyponyms of glove include batting glove, gantlet, gantlet, metal glove, golf glove, kid glove, suede glove, mitten.

glove (noun)	gauntlet (noun)
handwear: covers the hand and wrist	a form of punishment in which a person is forced to run between two lines of men facing each other and armed with clubs or whips to beat the victim
the handwear used by fielders in playing baseball	a glove of armored leather; protects the hand
boxing equipment consisting of big and padded coverings for the fists of the fighters; worn for the sport of boxing	a glove with long sleeve
	to offer or accept a challenge