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mitten

mit·ten

mitten

 
pronunciation:
mI tn
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part of speech: noun
definition: a hand covering, worn for warmth, with one section for the thumb and one for all the other fingers.
 
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Mitten is from a Latin word that means "the middle," "center," or "a half." A mitten is halved between the fingers and thumb.
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