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: a covering for the hand and wrist having a separate section for the thumb only
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Many skiers prefer to wear thin inner gloves with mittens over them.
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Bestreviews, Chicago Tribune, 3 Mar. 2026
Wearing a pom pom hat and mittens and shovel in hand, a smiling Michelle Wu is trying to convince residents that the massive snow mounds plaguing city streets are not a bad thing, but a joyful experience.
—Joe Battenfeld, Boston Herald, 26 Feb. 2026
White paper over a white tablecloth, pinned there like mittens on a kindergartner’s coat.
—Mike Sutter, San Antonio Express-News, 25 Feb. 2026
On February 13th, for his free skate, Malinin glided out onto the ice wearing a sheer shirt with sequins studded in the shape of a blooming flame; the sleeves flowed past his wrists and sheathed both of his hands, like a pair of stockings masquerading as mittens.
—Vinson Cunningham, New Yorker, 21 Feb. 2026
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Bestreviews, Chicago Tribune, 3 Mar. 2026
Wearing a pom pom hat and mittens and shovel in hand, a smiling Michelle Wu is trying to convince residents that the massive snow mounds plaguing city streets are not a bad thing, but a joyful experience.
—Joe Battenfeld, Boston Herald, 26 Feb. 2026
White paper over a white tablecloth, pinned there like mittens on a kindergartner’s coat.
—Mike Sutter, San Antonio Express-News, 25 Feb. 2026
On February 13th, for his free skate, Malinin glided out onto the ice wearing a sheer shirt with sequins studded in the shape of a blooming flame; the sleeves flowed past his wrists and sheathed both of his hands, like a pair of stockings masquerading as mittens.
—Vinson Cunningham, New Yorker, 21 Feb. 2026
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“Mitten.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/mitten. Accessed 7 Mar. 2026.
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