Lean, angular, and bony. / Haggard, drawn, and emaciated. / Bleak, barren, and desolate.

The quality of being gaunt.

plural of gauntness

starved

plural of Gaunt

A surname.

Protective armor for the hands, formerly thrown down as a challenge to combat. / A long glove covering the wrist. / (nautical) A rope on which hammocks or clothes are hung for drying.

(archaic) Two parallel rows of attackers who strike at a criminal as punishment. / A simultaneous attack from two or more sides.

(idiomatic) To accept a challenge.

To issue a challenge.