unmittenedadj.
/(ˌ)ʌnˈmɪtnd/, U.S. /ˌənˈmɪtnd/ Of a hand: not wearing a mitten, bare.
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unmittened1845
1845 Littell's Living Age Oct. 37/1 The cold was so great that it was dangerous to touch our guns with the unmittened hand.
1853 E. K. Kane U.S. Grinnell Exped. xxxvi. 325 A sledge..gave on its southern side a warm impression to the unmittened hand.
1928 J. Wilson Hamespun 39 Hae yer han' aye unmitten't.
1958 D. Gringhuis Eagle Pine xxi. 134 He sat back on his heels. Numbness was creeping into his unmittened hand.
2006 K. Hills Witch Cradle xiv. 62 They pawed in the snow with unmittened hands.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2014; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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