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| mitt [ mit ] (plural mitts) |
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| Definition: |
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1. mitten: a mitten, especially a child's mitten
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informal
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2. hand covering: a covering for the hand and fingers, especially one shaped like a mitten
  an oven mitt
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3. hand: a hand, especially when large, clumsy, or dirty
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slang
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4. baseball player's padded glove: in baseball, a glove, especially a large fingerless padded glove worn by the catcher
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5. glove without fingers: a woman's glove, popular in the 19th century, that left the fingers uncovered
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| [Mid-18th century. Shortening of mitten] |
