释义 |
mit·ten \ˈmitən\ noun (-s) Etymology: Middle English mitain, mitein, from Middle French mitaine, from Old French, from mite 1. : a covering for the hand and wrist having a separate section for the thumb only and made in various designs and materials for warmth and protection — distinguished from glove 2. chiefly Scotland : a thick worsted glove 3. : mitt 1a 4. slang : refusal, rejection, dismissal; especially : the jilting of a suitor — usually used in the phrases get the mitten, give (someone) the mitten, send (someone) the mitten 5. slang : boxing glove — usually used in plural |