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mittens

noun

Meaning

  1. A type of glove or garment that covers a hand with a separate sheath for the thumb, but not for other fingers, which are either enclosed in a single section or left uncovered.
  2. A cat's or dog's paw that is a different colour from the main body.
  3. (as "the mitten") A romantic rejection; dismissal of a lover.

Etymology / origin

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Sources

  1. DictionaryAPI.dev English dictionary data
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