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mitten

[mit-n] / ˈmɪt n /
NOUN
glove
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People kept partying but I needed to hunt for the lost and found station, which had thoughtfully posted a picture of my mitten online.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jan. 25, 2026

The day he arrived, on the bottom of a fishing boat, along with about 80 seasick travellers, he was hired by a mitten factory.

From BBC ● Dec. 20, 2025

Hemlock is a small town located in the crook of the Michigan mitten, between the thumb and the fingers.

From Barron's ● Nov. 7, 2025

They can mirror each other precisely, but a left mitten will never fit the right hand as well as it fits the left hand.

From Science Daily ● May 7, 2024

The next day someone dropped a woolly mitten, and it made a restful change from the boot.

From "Ralph S. Mouse" by Beverly Cleary

It warms the inside and lets you study the cold without mittens.

From Salon ● Mar. 8, 2026

"I communicate with Nuuk from this tablet," Mathiassen said, pulling off her sealskin mittens to turn on the device.

From Barron's ● Mar. 3, 2026

The action turned as riveting as watching a toddler try to pull on mittens and boots.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jan. 26, 2026

These materials are the difference between a dark winter sweater and a bright summer tank top, a luxurious cashmere scarf versus rough woolen mittens.

From Slate ● Sep. 2, 2025

Then I shoved my phone into my pocket and replaced my mittens, because the sky was gray and spitting ice.

From "Bye Forever, I Guess" by Jodi Meadows




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