Synonyms for mitten
| Grammar : Noun |
| Spell : mit-n |
| Phonetic Transcription : ˈmɪt n |
Définition of mitten
Origin :- late 14c., from Old French mitaine "mitten, half-glove" (12c.), from Old French mite "mitten," and from Medieval Latin mitta, which are perhaps from Middle High German mittemo, Old High German mittamo "middle, midmost" (reflecting notion of "half-glove"), or from Vulgar Latin *medietana "divided in the middle," from Latin medius (see medial (adj.)).
- As in glove : noun hand covering for warmth, protection
- Antoine drew off his mitten, and held out to him his bare right hand.
- Extract from : « Murder Point » by Coningsby Dawson
- Besides which, my dear friend, they will give you a mitten apiece.
- Extract from : « The Two Mittens and the Little Play Mittens » by Frances Elizabeth Barrow
- He—Then I am to understand that you have given me the mitten, as it were?
- Extract from : « The New Pun Book » by Thomas A. Brown and Thomas Joseph Carey
- I worked this afternoon on a mitten pattern for myself, assisted by Alma.
- Extract from : « A Woman who went to Alaska » by May Kellogg Sullivan
- He pulled off his mitten and put his icy hand under her chin.
- Extract from : « Prairie Folks » by Hamlin Garland
- He pulled on the mitten hastily, and beat the hand savagely across his chest.
- Extract from : « Lost Face » by Jack London
- He stripped the mitten from his right hand and fetched forth the birch-bark.
- Extract from : « Lost Face » by Jack London
- He pulled the mitten on the right hand, and beat it fiercely against his knee.
- Extract from : « Lost Face » by Jack London
- The narrowing of a child's mitten may begin with every 4th stitch.
- Extract from : « Handbook of Wool Knitting and Crochet » by Anonymous
- He was soon up with the man again; then a mitten was thrown down for his inspection.
- Extract from : « Fast in the Ice » by R.M. Ballantyne
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