MITTENS

Noun

mittens

plural of mitten

Anagrams

• mist net, mistnet, smitten

Proper noun

Mittens

A given name for a cat.

Anagrams

• mist net, mistnet, smitten

Source: Wiktionary

MITTEN

Mit"ten, n. Etym: [OE. mitaine, meteyn, F. mitaine, perh. of Celtic origin; cf. Ir. miotog, Gael. miotag, Ir. & Gael. mutan a muff, a thick glove. Cf. Mitt.]

1. A covering for the hand, worn to defend it from cold or injury. It differs from a glove in not having a separate sheath for each finger. Chaucer.

2. A cover for the wrist and forearm. To give the mitten to, to dismiss as a lover; to reject the suit of. [Colloq.] -- To handle without mittens, to treat roughly; to handle without gloves. [Colloq.]

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition