mitten

Everyday

1. A mitten is a glove that covers the four fingers together in one part and the thumb in a separate part. tree →
2. An oven mitt or oven mitten is a thick padded glove for holding hot pans. tree →

In the lessons

In everyday life and stories, children wear mittens in the snow; they are warmer than gloves because the fingers stay together. In maths, pairs of mittens are used for counting in twos: 7 pairs is 14 mittens. Phrases: a pair of mittens, oven mitt.

Examples

• I wore my woolly mittens to build a snowman. tree →
• Mittens are warmer than gloves. tree →
• Little Tom lost one of his mittens in the park. tree →
• 5 children each have a pair of mittens, so there are 10 mittens. tree →
• Use the oven mitt to take out the hot tray. tree →
• Grandma knitted me red mittens. tree →
• However, you shall not be frozen for the want of it; here are my mother's large warm mittens; they will reach up to your elbows. tree →

Note

Countable; usually in pairs: "a pair of mittens". Short form: mitt. A glove has separate fingers; a mitten does not.