Editing Glove

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A '''glove''' is a [[garment]] covering the [[hand]], with separate sheaths or openings for each [[finger]] including the [[thumb]].<ref name=Picken2013>{{Cite book|last=Picken|first=Mary|title=A Dictionary of Costume and Fashion: Historic and Modern|publisher=[[Dover Publications]]|year=2013|isbn=978-0-486-14160-2|page=150|language=en}}</ref> Gloves protect and comfort hands against cold or heat, damage by friction, abrasion or chemicals, and disease; or in turn to provide a guard for what a bare hand should not touch.

Gloves are made of materials including cloth, knitted or [[felt]]ed wool, [[Leather|leather]], [[Natural rubber|rubber]], [[latex]], [[neoprene]], [[Silk|silk]], and (in [[mail (armour)|mail]]) metal. Gloves of [[kevlar]] protect the wearer from cuts. Gloves and gauntlets are integral components of [[pressure suit]]s and [[spacesuits]].

[[Latex]], [[nitrile rubber]] or [[Polyvinyl chloride|vinyl]] disposable gloves are often worn by [[health profession|health care professionals]] as hygiene and contamination protection measures. Police officers often wear them to work in crime scenes to prevent destroying [[evidence]] in the scene. Many criminals wear gloves to avoid leaving [[fingerprint]]s, which makes the crime investigation more difficult. However, the gloves themselves can leave prints that are just as unique as human fingerprints.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/uknews/law-and-order/3740688/Police-use-glove-prints-to-catch-criminals.html |archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/archive/20220112/https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/uknews/law-and-order/3740688/Police-use-glove-prints-to-catch-criminals.html |archive-date=2022-01-12 |url-access=subscription |url-status=live|title=Police use glove prints to catch criminals|first=Patrick|last=Sawer|date=Dec 13, 2008|access-date=Jul 18, 2019|via=www.telegraph.co.uk}}{{cbignore}}</ref><ref name="McCord">James W.H. McCord and Sandra L. McCord, ''Criminal Law and Procedure for the paralegal: a systems approach'', ''supra'', p. 127.</ref>

If there is an opening but no (or a short) covering sheath for each finger they are called '''fingerless gloves'''. Fingerless gloves are useful where [[dexterity]] is required that gloves would restrict. [[Cigarette]] [[Tobacco smoking|smoker]]s and [[church building|church]] [[organist]]s sometimes use fingerless gloves. [[Cycling glove]]s for road racing or touring are usually fingerless. Guitar players may also use fingerless gloves in circumstances where it is too cold to play with an uncovered hand.

A hybrid of glove and [[mitten]] contains open-ended sheaths for the four fingers (as in a fingerless glove, but not the thumb) and an additional compartment encapsulating the four fingers. This compartment can be lifted off the fingers and folded back to allow the individual fingers ease of movement and access while the hand remains covered. The usual design is for the mitten cavity to be stitched onto the back of the fingerless glove only, allowing it to be flipped over (normally held back by [[Velcro]] or a button) to transform the garment from a mitten to a glove. These hybrids are called convertible mittens or "glittens".

==History==
[[File:Young boxers fresco, Akrotiri, Greece.jpg|thumb|[[Minoan civilization|Minoan]] youths boxing, [[Knossos]] fresco. One of the earliest documented uses of gloves.]]

[[File:Mawangdui Han Mitts (10113103185).jpg|thumb|[[Han dynasty]] half-finger mitts, 2nd century BCE, embroidered [[sericulture|silk]], unearthed from [[Mawangdui]].]]
Gloves appear to be of great antiquity. They are depicted in an ancient Egyptian tomb dating to the [[Fifth Dynasty of Egypt|5th dynasty]].<ref>{{Cite book |title= The Teti Cemetery at Saqqara 5: Tomb of Hesi |last= Kanawati |first= N.|publisher= Australian Centre for Egyptology |year= 2000 |pages=11–15, 53}}</ref> According to some translations of [[Homer]]'s ''The Odyssey'', [[Laertes (father of Odysseus)|Laërtes]] is described as wearing gloves while walking in his [[garden]] so as to avoid the [[bramble]]s.{{sfn|Chisholm|1911|p=135}} (Other translations, however, insist that Laertes pulled his long sleeves over his hands.) [[Herodotus]], in ''The History of Herodotus'' (440&nbsp;BC), tells how [[Leotychides]] was incriminated by a glove ([[gauntlet (gloves)|gauntlet]]) full of [[silver]] that he received as a bribe.<ref>{{cite web |title=The History of Herodotus by Herodotus, Volume&nbsp;VI, at |url=http://classics.mit.edu/Herodotus/history.6.vi.html |access-date=2023-12-29 |publisher=Classics.mit.edu}}</ref> There are occasional references to the use of gloves among the Romans as well.{{sfn|Chisholm|1911|p=135}} [[Pliny the Younger]] (c.&nbsp;100), his uncle's shorthand writer wore gloves in winter so as not to impede [[Pliny the Elder|the elder Pliny]]'s work.<ref>{{cite web |title=Pliny the Younger: Selected Letters |url=http://www.fordham.edu/halsall/ancient/pliny-letters.html |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140314072419/http://www.fordham.edu/halsall/ancient/pliny-letters.asp |archive-date=2014-03-14 |publisher=Fordham.edu}}</ref>

A [[Gauntlet (gloves)|gauntlet]], which could be a glove made of leather or some kind of metal armour, was a strategic part of a soldier's defense throughout the [[Middle Ages]], but the advent of [[firearms]] made [[hand-to-hand combat]] rare. As a result, the need for gauntlets disappeared.

During the 13th century, gloves began to be worn by ladies as a fashion [[fashion|ornament]]. They were made of linen and silk, and sometimes reached to the elbow.{{sfn|Chisholm|1911|p=135}} Such worldly accoutrements were not for holy women, according to the early 13th&nbsp;century ''[[Ancrene Wisse]]'', written for their guidance.<ref>[[J.&nbsp;R.&nbsp;R.&nbsp;Tolkien]], ed. ''Ancrene Wisse'', 8. ''The English Text of the Ancrene Riwle: Ancrene Wisse'' (Early English Text Society, CCXLIX) London 1962, noted by Diane Bornstein, ''The Lady in the Tower'' (Hamden, Connecticut) 1983:25 note 4.</ref> [[Sumptuary law]]s were promulgated to restrain this vanity: against [[samite]] gloves in Bologna, 1294, against perfumed gloves in Rome, 1560.<ref>[[Marjorie O'Rourke Boyle]], "Coquette at the Cross? Magdalen in the Master of the Bartholomew Altar's Deposition at the Louvre" ''Zeitschrift für Kunstgeschichte'', '''59'''.4 (1996:573–577) assembles numerous historical references to gloves, with bibliography.</ref>

A Paris ''corporation'' or [[guild]] of glovers (''gantiers'') existed from the thirteenth century. They made them in skin or in fur.<ref>Étienne-Martin Saint-Léon, ''Histoire des corporation de métiers depuis leurs origines jusqu'à leur suppression en 1791'' (Paris) 1922, noted by Boyle 1996:174:10.</ref>

By 1440, in England glovers had become members of the Dubbers or Bookbinders Guild until they formed their own guild during the reign of [[Elizabeth I]]. The [[Glovers' Company]] was incorporated in 1613.<ref>{{cite web |title=Other [Wiltshire] industries |url=http://www.british-history.ac.uk/vch/wilts/vol4/pp220-253 |access-date=29 December 2023 |publisher=British History Online}}</ref>

It was not until the 16th century that gloves reached their greatest elaboration, however, when [[Elizabeth I of England|Queen Elizabeth&nbsp;I]] set the fashion for wearing them richly embroidered and jewelled,{{sfn|Chisholm|1911|p=135}} and for putting them on and taking them off during audiences to draw attention to her beautiful hands.<ref>Roy C. Strong, ''Portraits of Queen Elizabeth&nbsp;I'' (Oxford) 1963:18f.</ref> The 1592 "Ditchley" portrait of her features her holding leather gloves in her left hand. In Paris, the ''gantiers'' became ''gantiers parfumeurs'', for the scented oils, [[musk]], [[ambergris]] and [[civet (perfumery)|civet]], that perfumed leather gloves, but their trade, which was an introduction at the court of [[Catherine de Medici]],<ref>[[Charles&nbsp;VIII of France]] received some gloves that were scented with powder of [[Viola (plant)|violet]], but they were not of French making (Boyle 1996:174).</ref> was not specifically recognised until 1656, in a royal ''brevet''. Makers of knitted gloves, which did not retain perfume and had less social cachet, were organised in a separate guild, of ''bonnetiers''<ref>In the earliest usage, ''bonnet'' was the woolen thread worked by hand with the needle or a [[spindle (textiles)|spindle]] (Boyle 1996:174).</ref> who might knit [[silk]] as well as [[wool]]. Such workers were already organised in the fourteenth century. Knitted gloves were a refined handiwork that required five years of apprenticeship; defective work was subject to confiscation and burning.<ref>Boyle 1996:174</ref> In the 17th century, gloves made of soft chicken skin became fashionable. The craze for gloves called "limericks" took hold. This particular fad was the product of a manufacturer in [[Limerick, Ireland]], who fashioned the gloves from the skin of unborn calves.<ref>Jenkins, Jessica Kerwin, The Encyclopedia of the Exquisite, Nan A. Talese/Doubleday, p. 85</ref>

[[File:Gloves MET C.I.42.136ab F.jpg|thumb|European gloves, late 17th century, silk, metal thread. [[Metropolitan Museum of Art]].<ref>{{cite web |title=Gloves, European, late 17th century |url=https://www.metmuseum.org/art/collection/search/105058 |access-date=2023-12-29 |website=[[Metropolitan Museum of Art]] website}}</ref>]]
Embroidered and jeweled gloves formed part of the insignia of emperors and kings. Thus [[Matthew of Paris]], in recording the burial of [[Henry&nbsp;II of England]] in 1189, mentions that he was buried in his coronation robes with a golden crown on his head and gloves on his hands. Gloves were found on the hands of [[John of England|King John]] when his tomb was opened in 1797 and on those of [[Edward I of England|King Edward&nbsp;I]] when his tomb was opened in 1774.{{sfn|Chisholm|1911|p=135}}

[[Episcopal gloves|Pontifical gloves]] are [[Liturgy|liturgical]] ornaments used primarily by the [[pope]], the [[Cardinal (Catholicism)|cardinal]]s, and [[bishop]]s. They may be worn only at the celebration of mass. The liturgical use of gloves has not been traced beyond the beginning of the 10th century, and their introduction may have been due to a simple desire to keep the hands clean for the holy mysteries, but others suggest that they were adopted as part of the increasing pomp with which the [[Carolingian Empire|Carolingian]] bishops were surrounding themselves. From the Frankish kingdom the custom spread to [[Rome]], where liturgical gloves are first heard of in the earlier half of the 11th century.{{sfn|Chisholm|1911|p=136}}
[[File:Pierre Auguste Renoir - Portrait of Mme. Paulin - Google Art Project.jpg|thumb|Portrait of Mme. Paulin wearing gloves, [[Pierre-Auguste Renoir]]]]
[[File:Gloves MET 21.510 CP4.jpg|thumb|A glove commemorating the visit of General Lafayette to the United States in 1824.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.metmuseum.org/art/collection/search/156401?&searchField=All&sortBy=Relevance&deptids=8&when=A.D.+1800-1900&ft=glove&offset=40&rpp=20&amp;pos=57|title=Glove {{!}} American {{!}} The Met|website=The Metropolitan Museum of Art}}</ref>]]
When short sleeves came into fashion in the 1700s, women began to wear [[long gloves]], reaching halfway up the forearm. By the 1870s, buttoned [[Kidskin|kid]], silk, or velvet gloves were worn with evening or dinner dress, and long suede gloves were worn during the day and when having tea.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.fashionintime.org/history-gloves-significance/|title=HISTORY OF GLOVES AND THEIR SIGNIFICANCE|date=Nov 12, 2013|access-date=Jul 18, 2019}}</ref>

Mainly during the 19th century, the generic or trade name "Berlin gloves" was used for washable, thin white cotton gloves often worn by servants, such as butlers or waiters, and the less well-off in civilian life. The term was also used for white cotton gloves worn with the dress uniform by the American military in the First World War.<ref>{{cite web|url= http://www.usmilitariaforum.com/forums/index.php?/topic/274676-aef-gloves-gauntlets-mittens-1917-to-1919/ |title= A.E.F. Gloves, Gauntlets & Mittens 1917 to 1919 |publisher= usmilitariaforum.com |date=2016-09-06 |access-date=2019-07-13}}</ref>

In 1905, ''The Law Times'' made one of the first references to the use of gloves by criminals to hide fingerprints, stating:  ''For the future... when the burglar goes a-burgling, a pair of gloves will form a necessary part of his outfit.''<ref name = "The Law Times">{{cite book | editor = Horace Cox | title = The Law Times: The Journal and Record: The Law and The Lawyers| publisher = The Law Times | volume = CXIX | location = London | year = 1905 | pages = 563 }}</ref>

Early [[Formula One]] race cars used steering wheels taken directly from road cars. They were normally made from wood, necessitating the use of [[driving glove]]s.<ref name="formula1.com">Formula One  [http://www.formula1.com/inside_f1/understanding_the_sport/5287.html] retrieved on 02/01/2011</ref>

Disposable [[latex gloves]] were developed by the [[Australia]]n company [[Ansell Limited|Ansell]].

==Types of glove==

===Commercial and industrial===
[[File:Disposable nitrile glove.jpg|thumb|A disposable [[nitrile rubber]] glove]]

* [[Aircrew]] gloves: while they enable the wearer to touch a hot surface while retreating, they are insufficient for burn protection<ref name=Green2019>{{Cite book|last1=Green|first1=Nicholas|last2=Gaydos|first2=Steven|last3=Hutchison|first3=Ewan|last4=Nicol|first4=Ed|url=https://www.routledge.com/Handbook-of-Aviation-and-Space-Medicine-First-Edition/Green-Gaydos-Hutchison-Nicol/p/book/9781138617865|title=Handbook of Aviation and Space Medicine|publisher=[[CRC Press]]|year=2019|isbn=978-1-138-61787-2|edition=1|page=131|language=en}}</ref>
* [[Vibration white finger#Anti-vibration gloves|Anti-vibration gloves]]
* [[Barbed wire]] handler's gloves
* [[Chainmail]] gloves are used by butchers, woodcutters and police
* [[Chainsaw safety clothing#Gloves|Chainsaw safety gloves]]
* Chemical-resistant gloves
*Cotton knitted gloves are used in automotive workshops, building maintenance, logistic material movement 
*Temperature protective gloves
* [[Cut-resistant gloves]]
* Fireman's gauntlets
* Food service gloves
* [[Gardening]] gloves
* [[Impact protection gloves]]
* [[Medical glove]]s
* Military gloves
* [[Rubber glove]]s
* [[Sandblasting]] gloves
* [[Welder]]'s gloves
* [[Wildlife]] handling gloves

===Sport and recreational===
[[File:Trockenhandschuh.jpg|thumb|Dry scuba gloves]]
[[File:Puma Furio Gloves - Punggung Tangan.JPG|thumb|Racing drivers gloves]]
[[File:Three finger gloves 1995.jpg|thumb|Three finger army shooting gloves.]]
* [[American football]] various position gloves
* [[Archery|Archer]]'s glove
* [[Baseball glove]] or ''catcher's mitt'': in [[baseball]], the players in the field wear gloves to help them catch the ball and prevent injury to their hands.
* [[Billiards]] glove
* [[Boxing glove]]s: a specialized padded mitten
* [[Cricket]] gloves
** The [[batsmen]] wear gloves with heavy padding on the back, to protect the fingers in case of being struck with the ball.
** The [[wicket keeper]] wears large webbed gloves.
* [[Cycling glove]]s
* [[Driving glove]]s intended to improve the grip on the [[steering wheel]].  Driving gloves have external seams, open knuckles, open backs, ventilation holes, short cuffs, and wrist snaps.  The most luxurious are made from [[Peccary]] gloving leather.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Driving Gloves - The Coolest Accessory |url=https://www.moderngentlemanmagazine.com/driving-gloves-the-coolest-accessory-review-of-sauso-peccary-driving-gloves/ |access-date=2023-12-29 |language=en-US}}</ref>
* [[Eton Fives]] glove
* [[Falconry]] glove
* [[Fencing (sport)|Fencing]] glove
* [[Association football|Football]] – [[goalkeeper glove]]
* [[Gardening]] glove
* [[Golf equipment#Gloves|Golf glove]]
* [[Glove (hockey)|Ice hockey glove]]
* [[Gym gloves]]
* [[Horseback riding|Riding]] gloves
* [[Racquetball]] gloves
* [[Lacrosse glove]]s
* [[Kendo]] kote
* [[MMA gloves]]
* [[Motorcycling gloves]]
* [[Oven glove]]s – or oven mitts, used when cooking
* Paintball glove
* Racing drivers gloves with long cuffs, intended for protection against heat and flame for drivers in automobile competitions.<ref>FIA Standard 8856-200 Protective clothing for automobile drivers [http://argent.fia.com/web/fia-public.nsf/58EC1A58AA059025C125744300352A2C/$FILE/overalls.pdf] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110710235857/http://argent.fia.com/web/fia-public.nsf/58EC1A58AA059025C125744300352A2C/$FILE/overalls.pdf/|date=2011-07-10}} pg 2</ref>
* [[Scuba diving]] gloves:
** Cotton gloves; good abrasion, but no thermal protection
** [[Dry suit#Gloves, mitts, and three-finger mitts|Dry gloves]]; made of rubber with a [[latex]] wrist seal to prevent water entry
** [[Wetsuit#Gloves|Wet gloves]]; made of [[neoprene]] and allowing restricted water entry
* Shooting glove
** Biathlon glove – an articulated padded combination of a skiing glove and a shooting glove,<ref>{{cite web|url=https://thegunzone.com/best-shooting-gloves/ |title=Best Shooting Gloves |publisher=TheGunZone |access-date=2020-03-16}}</ref> offers cold temperature protection outside in winter, as well as padding to support the .22lr ammunition single-action / Fortner-action [[biathlon]] rifle, and is suitable for using with poles in [[cross country skiing]].
** Pistol glove – used in competition pistol shooting to improve performance and cushion the shooting hand.
** Target rifle glove – open-fingered heavily padded one-hand (non-shooting) glove with non-skid surfaces, used to support the rifle in prone shooting position.  Also may be used in kneeling, sitting and standing positions. The glove cushions and distributes the weight of the rifle, which varies from {{convert|3|kg|lb}} to {{convert|7|kg|lb}}, depending on type of [[rifle stock]] used.
[[File:Isotoner touch gloves BB E86 jeh.jpg|thumb|Touchscreen gloves, fingertip type]]
* [[Skiing]] gloves are padded and reinforced to protect from the cold, and from injury by skis.
* Touchscreen gloves – made with conductive material to enable the wearer's natural electric capacitance to interact with [[capacitive touchscreen]] devices without the need to remove one's gloves
** Finger tip conductivity; where conductive yarns or a conductive patch is found only on the tips of the fingers (typically the index finger and thumb) thus allowing for basic touch response
** Full hand conductivity; where the entire glove is made from conductive materials allowing for robust tactile touch and dexterity good for accurate typing and [[multi-touch]] response
* [[Underwater hockey]] gloves – with protective padding, usually of silicone rubber or latex, across the back of the fingers and knuckles to protect from impact with the [[puck (sports)|puck]]; usually only one, either left- or right-hand, is worn depending on which is the playing hand.
* [[Washing mitt]] or Washing glove: a tool for [[washing]] the body (one's own, or of a [[child]], a [[patient]], a lover).
* Webbed gloves – a swim training device or swimming aid.
* [[Olympic weightlifting|Weightlifting]] gloves
*[[Wicket-keeper's gloves]]
* [[Wired glove]]
** [[Power Glove]] – an alternate controller for use with the [[Nintendo Entertainment System]]
* Wheelchair gloves – for users of manual [[wheelchair]]s

===Women's fashion===
{{main|Evening glove}}
Western women's gloves for formal and semi-formal wear come in three lengths: wrist ("matinee"), elbow, and opera or full-length (over the elbow, reaching to the biceps). Satin and stretch satin are popular and mass-produced. Some women wear gloves as part of "dressy" outfits, such as for church and [[weddings]]. Long white gloves are common accessories for teenage girls attending formal events such as [[prom]], {{lang|es|[[quinceañera]]}}, [[cotillion ball|cotillion]], or formal ceremonies at church, such as [[confirmation]].

===Others===
In [[Japan]], white gloves are worn frequently. Work-oriented white gloves are worn for activities such as gardening and cleanup; "dress" white gloves are worn by professionals who want a clean public appearance, such as taxi drivers, police, politicians and elevator operators.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Gordenker |first=Alice |date=Mar 19, 2013 |title=White gloves |url=https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2013/03/19/reference/white-gloves/ |access-date=Dec 29, 2023 |via=Japan Times Online}}</ref> However white gloves are not recommended for touching old books and similar antiquities.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.bl.uk/aboutus/stratpolprog/collectioncare/publications/videos/whitegloves.pdf|title=Conservation &#124; British Library|access-date=2014-10-17|archive-date=2017-10-25|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171025183340/http://www.bl.uk/aboutus/stratpolprog/collectioncare/publications/videos/whitegloves.pdf|url-status=dead}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=http://content.lib.utah.edu/utils/getfile/collection/uspace/id/5214/filename/3997.pdf|title = J. Willard Marriott Digital Library}}</ref>

==Fingerless gloves==
[[File:Leather fingerless gloves.JPG|thumb|left|upright|Leather fingerless gloves]]
Fingerless gloves or "glovelettes" are garments worn on the hands which resemble regular gloves in most ways, except that the finger columns are half-length and opened, allowing the top-half of the wearer's fingers to be shown.

Fingerless gloves are often padded in the palm area, to provide protection to the hand, and the exposed fingers do not interfere with sensation or gripping.<ref name=LaBat2019>{{Cite book|last1=LaBat|first1=Karen|last2=Ryan|first2=Karen|url=https://www.routledge.com/Human-Body-A-Wearable-Product-Designers-Guide/LaBat-Ryan/p/book/9781498755719|title=Human Body: A Wearable Product Designer's Guide|publisher=[[CRC Press]]|year=2019|isbn=978-1-498-75571-9|pages=374–375|language=en|chapter=7 - Designing for Hand and Wrist Anatomy}}</ref> In contrast to traditional full gloves, often worn for warmth, fingerless gloves will often have a ventilated back to allow the hands to cool; this is commonly seen in [[weightlifting gloves]].

Fingerless gloves are worn by [[bicyclists]] and [[motorcyclist]]s to better grip the handlebars, as well as by [[skateboard]]ers and [[rollerblade]]rs, to protect the palms of the hands and add grip in the event of a fall.<ref name=LaBat2019/><ref>{{Cite web |title=Why We Use Bike Gloves? |url=https://weknowgloves.com/how-to-measure-bike-gloves/ |access-date=2023-12-29 |website=bicycling.}}</ref> Some [[angling|angler]]s, particularly fly fishermen, favour fingerless gloves to allow manipulation of line and tackle in cooler conditions. Fingerless gloves are common among marching band members, particularly those who play the clarinet or open-hole flute, due to the difficulty of covering small holes while wearing gloves. The lack of fabric on the fingertips allows for better use of [[Touchscreen#Capacitive|touchscreen]]s, as on [[smartphone]]s and [[tablet computer]]s. Professional MMA fighters are required to wear fingerless gloves in fights.

==Leather gloves==
[[File:MotoEqipments HelmetBootsJacketAndGloves.jpg|thumb|Motorcycle riding gloves, gray deerskin, some points reinforced]]
[[File:Gloves2.jpg|thumb|Lined black leather gloves with red leather fourchettes]]

===Common uses===
[[Leather]] gloves have been worn by people for thousands of years. The unique properties of leather allow for both a comfortable fit and useful grip for the wearer. The grain present on the leather and the pores present in the leather gives the gloves the unique ability to assist the wearer as they grip an object. As soft as a leather glove may be, its pores and grain provide a level of friction when "gripped" against an item or surface.

A common use for leather gloves is sporting events.  In [[baseball]], a baseball glove is an oversized leather glove with a web used for fielding the ball.  Leather gloves are also used in [[American handball|handball]], [[cycling]], and [[American football]].

Early Formula One racing drivers used steering wheels taken directly from road cars. They were normally made from wood, necessitating the use of [[#Driving gloves|driving gloves]].<ref name="formula1.com"/>

Leather gloves provide protection from occupational hazards.  For example, beekeepers use leather gloves to avoid being stung by bees.  Construction workers might use leather gloves for added grip and for protecting their hands. [[Welders]] use gloves too for protection against [[electrical shocks]], extreme heat, [[ultraviolet]] and [[infrared]].

Criminals have been known to wear leather gloves during the commission of crimes. Gloves are worn by criminals because the tactile properties of the leather allow for good grip and dexterity. These properties are the result of a grain present on the surface of the leather. The grain makes the surface of the leather unique to each glove. Investigators are able to dust for the [[glove prints]] left behind from the leather the same way in which they dust for [[fingerprint]]s.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.mitchpileggi.net/Deep_Background/resources/forensics/analysis.htm|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120713043157/http://www.mitchpileggi.net/Deep_Background/resources/forensics/analysis.htm|url-status=dead|title=Crime Labs|archive-date=July 13, 2012|access-date=Jul 18, 2019}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=http://scienceman.org/Archives/forensics/perident.html|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090522102440/http://scienceman.org/Archives/forensics/perident.html|url-status=dead|title=Personal Identification: Fingerprints|archive-date=May 22, 2009|access-date=Jul 18, 2019}}</ref>

===Leather dress gloves===

====Main types of gloving leather====
Leather is a natural product with special characteristics that make it comfortable to wear, and give it great strength and flexibility. Because it is a natural product, with its own unique variations, every piece has its own individual characteristics. As they are worn and used, leather gloves (especially if they fit snugly) will conform to the wearer's hand. As this occurs the leather of the glove will become more malleable, and thus softer and more supple. This process is known as 'breaking-in' the glove. Overtime wear spots may appear on certain parts of the palm and fingertips, due to the constant use of those areas of the glove. Creases and wrinkles will appear on the palm side of the leather glove and will generally correspond to the locations of the [[hinge joint]]s of the wearer's hands, including the [[interphalangeal articulations of hand]], [[metacarpophalangeal joint]]s, [[intercarpal articulations]], and [[wrist]]s.

Because the leather is natural as well as delicate, the wearer must take precaution as to not damage them. The constant handling of damp or wet surfaces will discolor lighter-colored gloves and stiffen the leather of any glove. The wearer will often unknowingly damage or stain their gloves while doing such tasks as twisting a wet door knob or wiping a running nose with a gloved hand.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Held Phantom Glove: Initial Impressions |url=https://sobiloff.typepad.com/blakeblog/2006/10/held_phantom_gl.html |access-date=Dec 29, 2023 |website=BlakeBlog}}</ref>

Leather dress gloves that are worn very tight and possess very short, elasticized wrists, are most often referred to as ''cop gloves'' or ''law enforcement gloves'' because of their prevalence as issued duty gloves for many law enforcement agencies. It is common attire in [[leather subculture]] and [[BDSM]] communities.
* Lambskin is widely used for fashion gloves and it is casual and country gloves. It is the most used material for gloves made in Europe in the known as French style.{{citation needed|date=July 2012}}
* [[Cowhide]] is often used for lower-priced gloves. This leather is generally considered too thick and bulky for the majority of glove styles, particularly finer dress gloves. It is, however, used for some casual styles of glove.
* [[Deerskin]] has the benefit of great strength and elasticity, but has a more rugged appearance, with more grain on the surface, than "hairsheep". It is very hard-wearing and heavier in weight.
* [[Goatskin (material)|Goatskin]] is occasionally used for gloves. It is hard-wearing but coarser than other leathers and is normally used for cheaper gloves.
* Hairsheep originates from sheep that grow hair, not wool. Hairsheep leather is finer and less bulky than other leathers.  Its major benefits are softness of touch, suppleness, strength, and lasting comfort. It is very durable and is particularly suited for the manufacture of dress gloves.
* [[Peccary]] is the world's rarest and most luxurious gloving leather.  Peccary leather is very soft,  difficult to sew, and hard-wearing.<ref>Chambers, Helen G., and Verna Moulton. Clothing Selection: Fashions, Figures, Fabrics. Page 349. Literary Licensing, Whitefish, United States. 1961. {{ISBN|1258228173}}, 9781258228170.</ref>
* Sheepskin, also called [[shearling]], is widely used for casual and country gloves. It is very warm in cold weather, and as a leather reversed, it has still attached wool on the inside.
* Slink lamb is used only in the most expensive lambskin gloves. Some of the finest lambskin comes from [[New Zealand]].<ref>{{Cite web |title=New Zealand Sheepskins - Sheepskin Rugs - Real Sheepskin {{!}} Ecowool |url=https://www.ecowool.com/new-zealand-sheepskin/ |access-date=2023-12-29 |language=en-US}}</ref>

===Leather glove linings===
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* Cashmere is warm, light in weight, and very comfortable to wear. Cashmere yarn comes from the hair of mountain goats, whose fleece allows them to survive the extreme weather conditions they are exposed to.
* Silk is warm in winter and cool in summer and is used both in men's and women's gloves, but is more popular in women's.
* Wool is well known for its natural warmth and comfort, as well as having a natural elasticity.
* Other linings, which include wool mixtures and acrylics.

====Component parts====
The component parts that may be found in a leather dress glove are one pair of tranks, one pair of thumbs, four whole fourchettes, four half fourchettes, two gussets, and six quirks. Depending on the style of the glove there may also be roller pieces, straps, rollers, eyelets, studs, sockets and domes. Finally, linings will themselves consist of tranks, thumbs and fourchettes.

====Stitching====
The most popular types of leather glove sewing stitches used today are:
* Hand stitched, which is most popular in men's gloves and some women's styles. Hand stitching is a very time-consuming and skilled process.
* Inseam, which is mainly used on women's gloves, but occasionally on men's dress gloves.{{clarify|explain or link inseam to explanation, current target for [[Inseam]] is not helpful |date=September 2020}}

====Some glove terms====
* ''Button length'' is the measurement in inches that is used to determine the length/measurement from the base of the glove thumb to the cuff of the glove.
* ''Fourchettes'' are the inside panels on the fingers of some glove styles.
* ''Perforations'' are small holes that are punched in the leather. They are often added for better ventilation, grip, or aesthetics and can be as fine as a pin hole.
* ''Points'' are the three, or sometimes single, line of decorative stitching on the back of the glove.
* ''Quirks'' are found on only the most expensive hand sewn gloves. They are small diamond shaped pieces of leather sewn at the base of the fingers, where they are attached to the hand of the glove to improve the fit.
* A ''strap and roller'' is used to adjust the closeness of the fit around the wrist.
* A ''Vent'' is the V-shaped cut out of the glove, sometimes at the back, but more often on the palm, to give the glove an easier fit around the wrist.

===Driving gloves===
'''Driving gloves''' are designed for holding a [[steering wheel]] and transmitting the feeling of the road to the driver. They provide a good feel and protect the hands. They are designed to be worn tight and to not interfere with hand movements.  The increased grip allows for more control and increased safety at speed.<ref>Knowledge Center {{cite web |url=http://leatherdrivinggloves.net/what-are-driving-gloves.html |title=What Are Leather Driving Gloves |access-date=2012-05-22 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120424090402/http://leatherdrivinggloves.net/what-are-driving-gloves.html |archive-date=2012-04-24 }} Retrieved on 02/01/2011</ref>

True driver's gloves offer tactile advantages to drivers frequently handling a car near the limits of adhesion.  Made of soft leather, drivers gloves are unlined with external seams.

==Safety standards==
Several [[European standard]]s relate to gloves. These include:
[[File:Antivibration gloves.jpg|thumb|Antivibration protective gloves.]]

* '''EN 388''': Protective against mechanical risks ([[Abrasion (mechanical)|abrasion]] / [[Cut-resistant gloves|cut]] / [[Tear resistance|tear]] / [[Puncture resistance|puncture]])
* '''EN 374''': Protective against chemical and microorganisms
* '''EN 420''': General requirements for gloves includes sizing and a number of health and safety aspects including latex protein and chromium levels.
* '''EN 60903''': Electric shock
* '''EN 407''': Heat resistance
* '''EN 511''': Cold resistance
* '''EN 1149''': Antistatic
* '''EN 10819''': Anti Vibration gloves (TRM – Transmission Ratio Medium frequency range, TRH – Transmission Ratio High frequency range)

These exist to fulfill [[personal protective equipment]] (PPE) requirements.

==Notable gloves==
[[Michael Jackson]] often wore a single jeweled glove on his right hand, which helped develop his [[Trademark look|signature look]]. It has been the object of several auctions.<ref>{{cite news| url=http://www.zimbio.com/Michael+Jackson/articles/C9k3arJVqPC/Michael+Jackson+Jeweled+Glove+Sells+190K | title=Michael Jackson's Jeweled Glove Sells for $190K | date=June 28, 2010 | access-date=December 23, 2012 |author1=BangShowbiz |author2=Duncan, JJ |author3=Bustillo, Deena |author4=Robberson, Joe |author5=Thomas, Darrick |author6=Wenger, Adam |author7=Newlin, John | location=Zimbio}}</ref>

[[O. J. Simpson murder case#Glove|A dark leather glove]] became an important piece of evidence in the O. J. Simpson murder case. Simpson's defense counsel famously quipped "if it doesn't fit, you must acquit". The glove presented as evidence shrank from having been soaked in blood, according to some analysis.<ref name="usa today">{{cite news |date=October 18, 1996 |title=List of the evidence in the O. J. Simpson double-murder trial |newspaper=[[USA Today]] |url=https://www.usatoday.com/news/index/nns25.htm |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080314055740/https://www.usatoday.com/news/index/nns25.htm |archive-date=2008-03-14}}</ref>

==See also==
* [[Episcopal gloves]] ([[Catholic Church]] costumes)
* [[Glove sizes]]
* [[Golden Gloves]]
* ''[[Singer with a Glove]]'', 1878 [[Edgar Degas]] pastel
* [[Cut-resistant gloves]]
* [[Rubber glove]]
* [[Medical glove]]
* [[Latex allergy]]

==References==
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==External links==
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* [https://books.google.com/books?id=nikDAAAAMBAJ&pg=PA150 "Fitting The Glove To The Job", September 1949, ''Popular Science'']
* [https://latvians.com/index.php?en/CFBH/Zimes/zimes-20-natomittens.ssi Gallery of Latvian souvenir mittens for 2006 NATO summit]
*O’Reilly, Jonquil (13 November 2015): [https://www.sothebys.com/en/articles/gloves-useful-symbols "Gloves: Useful Symbols"], [[Sotheby's]] article.

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