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mitten |
2 definitions found From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Mitten \Mit"ten\, n. [OE. mitaine meteyn F. mitaine perh. of Celtic origin; cf Ir miotog Gael. miotag Ir & Gael. mutan a muff, a thick glove. Cf {Mitt}.] 1. A covering for the hand, worn to defend it from cold or injury. It differs from a glove in not having a separate sheath for each finger. --Chaucer. 2. A cover for the wrist and forearm. {To give the mitten to}, to dismiss as a lover; to reject the suit of [Colloq.] {To handle without mittens}, to treat roughly; to handle without gloves. [Colloq.] From WordNet r 1.6 [wn]: mitten n : a glove that encases the thumb separately from the other four fingers [syn: {mittens}]
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