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
Example sentences :
  • 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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