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Mittens

MITNZ/ˈmɪtnz/

Mittens are warm winter gloves with one part for the thumb and one part for the other four fingers. Usually plural: mittens; a pair of mittens. Gloves have a separate part for each finger, so you can pick things up more easily. A sock is for the foot. Mix-up: kittens (baby cats).

Meaning

Warm gloves with one part for the thumb and one part for the other fingers. Usually plural.

Examples

  • “Put your mittens on — it is snowing.”
  • “Her mittens are on a string inside her coat.”
  • “I cannot hold the pencil in mittens.”

Good to know

usually plural: mittens / a pair of. Contrast: gloves (separate fingers). Mix-up: kittens.

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