mitten
mitten definition
mit·ten (mit′'n)
noun
- a glovelike covering for the hand, with a thumb but no separately divided fingers
- mitt (sense )
Etymology: ME mytten < OFr mitaine < mite (in same sense), prob. orig. metaphorical use of mite, cat
mitten Idioms
give (or get) the mitten
Informal to reject (or be rejected) as a lover
Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
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