mitten

Meanings

Noun

  • 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.
  • A cat's or dog's paw that is a different colour from the main body.
  • A romantic rejection; dismissal of a lover.
  • A boxing glove.

Verb

  • To dress in mittens; to put a mitten on.

Origin

  • From Middle English myten, mitaine, from Old French mitan, miton, mitaine (Modern French mitaine), from Frankish *mitamo, *mittamo, superlative of *mitti, from Proto-Germanic *midjô, *midją, from Proto-Indo-European *médʰyos. Cognate with Old High German mittamo, metemo, Old Dutch medemest ("midmost"), Old English medume ("average, moderate, medium"). More at mid, middle.

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