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: a covering for the hand and wrist having a separate section for the thumb only
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Some weeks later, when the cold meant business and snowy boots squeaked down the orange halls, Emily put her hands in her coat pockets at dismissal, looking for her mittens.
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Literary Hub, 9 June 2025
Protect your fingers with mittens or gloves, and wear a coat, scarf, hat, and warm socks and shoes.
—Heidi Moawad, Verywell Health, 22 Jan. 2025
Your rescuers quickly wrap your naked torso with a spare parka, your hands with mittens, your entire body with a bivy sack.
—Outside Online, 19 Feb. 2025
Wear a hat, scarf and insulated gloves or mittens to reduce the chance of frostbite or injuries to your extremities.
—John Tufts, IndyStar, 13 Jan. 2025
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Literary Hub, 9 June 2025
Protect your fingers with mittens or gloves, and wear a coat, scarf, hat, and warm socks and shoes.
—Heidi Moawad, Verywell Health, 22 Jan. 2025
Your rescuers quickly wrap your naked torso with a spare parka, your hands with mittens, your entire body with a bivy sack.
—Outside Online, 19 Feb. 2025
Wear a hat, scarf and insulated gloves or mittens to reduce the chance of frostbite or injuries to your extremities.
—John Tufts, IndyStar, 13 Jan. 2025
See All Example Sentences for mitten
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“Mitten.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/mitten. Accessed 25 Jul. 2025.
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