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mitten

American  
[mit-n] / ˈmɪt n /

noun

  1. a hand covering enclosing the four fingers together and the thumb separately.

  2. mitt.

mitten British  
/ ˈmɪtən /

noun

  1. Sometimes shortened to: mitt.  a glove having one section for the thumb and a single section for the other fingers

  2. slang a boxing glove

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Other Word Forms

  • mittenlike adjective

Etymology

Origin of mitten

1350–1400; Middle English miteyn < Middle French, Old French mitaine, equivalent to mite mitten (< ?) + -aine -an

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