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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She even resisted when Rachel opened a used bookstore several years ago in Southwest Ohio and based her holiday windows on “Little House,” decorated with red mittens and lit-up log cabins.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 9, 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
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
I stared at his hand, imagining taking it again, my wool mittens in his bare fingers.
From "Bye Forever, I Guess" by Jodi Meadows
