MITT

hand, manus, mitt, paw

(noun) the (prehensile) extremity of the superior limb; ā€œhe had the hands of a surgeonā€; ā€œhe extended his mittā€

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Noun

mitt (plural mitts)

A mitten

An oversized, protective glove such as an oven mitt or a baseball mitt.

(informal, especially in plural) A hand.

Source: Wiktionary


Mitt, n. Etym: [Abbrev. fr. mitten.]

Definition: A mitten; also, a covering for the wrist and hand and not for the fingers.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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Word of the Day

22 February 2025

ANALYSIS

(noun) the use of closed-class words instead of inflections: e.g., ā€˜the father of the brideā€™ instead of ā€˜the brideā€™s fatherā€™


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