mitten
noun
a hand covering enclosing the four fingers together and the thumb separately.
mittens
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pluralof mitten.plural
The grammatical form denoting more than one person, place, thing, or idea.
Example Sentences
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Walters gave him a box filled with handmade items, including piles of mittens, hats, and other items he’d crocheted for children; Collins dropped the box off with a church deacon.
From Slate ● Sep. 17, 2026
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
There were plenty of intrepid female war reporters, but on Flanner’s sole trip to a battlefield, she dressed in pink pants; red, fur-lined cowboy boots; and matching mittens.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jan. 19, 2026
And Laura put her hands into her red mittens that hung by a red yarn string around her neck, while Ma lighted the candle in the lantern.
From "Little House in the Big Woods" by Laura Ingalls Wilder
