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De - Pt| English Dictionary: Mitten | by the DICT Development Group |
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| From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]: | |
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| From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: | |
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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.] | |
