mitten
Pronunciation
  • (GA, RP) IPA: /ˈmɪtn̩/
  • (Southern England) IPA: /ˈmɪʔn̩/
Noun

mitten (plural mittens)

  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. A cat's paw that is a different colour from the main body.
  3. (colloquial, dated, as "the mitten") A romantic rejection; dismissal of a lover.
    to give someone the mitten; to get the mitten
Translations
  • French: moufle, mitaine
  • German: Fäustling; Fausthandschuh
  • Italian: muffola, mezzoguanto
  • Russian: ва́режка
  • Spanish: manopla, mitón
Verb

mitten (mittens, present participle mittening; past and past participle mittened)

  1. (transitive) To dress in mittens; to put a mitten on.



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