Hypertext Webster Gateway: "mitten"
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)
Mitten \Mit"ten\, n. [OE. mitaine, meteyn, F. mitaine, perh. of
Celtic origin; cf. Ir. miotog, Gael. miotag, Ir. & Gael.
mutan a muff, a thick glove. Cf. {Mitt}.]
1. A covering for the hand, worn to defend it from cold or
injury. It differs from a glove in not having a separate
sheath for each finger. --Chaucer.
2. A cover for the wrist and forearm.
{To give the mitten to}, to dismiss as a lover; to reject the
suit of. [Colloq.]
{To handle without mittens}, to treat roughly; to handle
without gloves. [Colloq.]
From WordNet (r) 1.7 (wn)
mitten
n : glove that encases the thumb separately and the other four
fingers together [syn: {mittens}]
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