: a sealed protectively lined compartment having ports to which are attached gloves for use in handling materials inside the compartment
II. noun
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1. See glove compartment.
2. an enclosed compartment with openings to which long gloves are attached, enabling someone outside the compartment to reach inside and handle its contents without causing or incurring injury or contamination, as in a laboratory or hospital.
[1855-60 for earlier sense]
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glove box noun
1. A glove compartment
2. A closed compartment in which radioactive or toxic material may be manipulated by the use of gloves attached to the walls
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Main Entry: ↑glove
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glove box,
1. a plastic box or similar enclosure containing a controlled environment, with rubber gloves fastened around holes in the side of the box through which a person can manipulate things in the box without introducing outside contamination; isolator.
2. British. a glove compartment.
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(also glovebox) n.
1) another term for glove compartment
2) a closed chamber into which a pair of gloves projects from openings in the side, used esp. in laboratories and incubators in hospitals to prevent contamination
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a small space or shelf facing the front seats of a car, used for keeping small things in 
Useful english dictionary. 2012.