Glove, covering for the hand with separate sections for the fingers and thumb, sometimes extending over the wrist or part of the arm. Fingerless gloves, called mitts in colonial America, have five holes through which the fingers and thumb extend.Garden gloves are an essential tool for any gardening enthusiast, as they not only protect your hands from dirt, thorns, and other potential hazards but also provide comfort and ease of movement. Rubber gloves are created to protect the gardener from chemicals and various types of oil, pesticides and water solutions that are utilized in the garden. Rubber gloves also offer utmost grip even in wet conditions when working with metal, pipe, plastics, or other types of gardening equipment. 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.