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mitten

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Scrabble points
8
Words With Friends
10
Letters
6
Pronunciation
/ˈmɪt.n̩/
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/ˈmɪt.n̩/ · /ˈmɪʔ.n̩/

Definition of mitten

7 senses · 3 parts of speech · etymology included

noun

  1. A type of glove or garment that covers a hand with a separate sheath for the thumb, but not for other fingers, which are either enclosed in a single section or left uncovered.
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noun

  1. A type of glove or garment that covers a hand with a separate sheath for the thumb, but not for other fingers, which are either enclosed in a single section or left uncovered.
  2. The paw of a cat or dog that is of a different color from the main body.
  3. (colloquial, dated)A romantic rejection; dismissal of a lover.
    “to give someone the mitten; to get the mitten”
  4. (in-plural, slang)A boxing glove.

verb

  1. (transitive)To dress in mittens; to put a mitten on.
    “He mittened his hand and beat it violently for a minute before exposing it to the frost to strike a match.”

name

  1. (informal)The Lower Peninsula of Michigan, United States.
  2. A flat-topped mountain near Mount Armytage, Antarctica.

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Etymology

From Middle English myteyne, from Old French mitaine (Modern French mitaine), of unclear origin; possibly from mite, miste (“playful name for cat”) + -aine. Alternatively, mitaine may be from Old…

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From Middle English myteyne, from Old French mitaine (Modern French mitaine), of unclear origin; possibly from mite, miste (“playful name for cat”) + -aine. Alternatively, mitaine may be from Old High German mittamo (“half”), superlative of mitti (“midpoint”), from Proto-Germanic *midjô, *midją (“middle, center”), from Proto-Indo-European *médʰyos (“between, in the middle, center”). Compare Catalan mitana, Medieval Latin mitta, mitana, and Occitan mitana.

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