mitten hand

mitten hand
mitten deformity (q.v.) of the hand.

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  • mitten — [mit′ n] n. [ME mytten < OFr mitaine < mite (in same sense), prob. orig. metaphorical use of mite, cat] 1. a glovelike covering for the hand, with a thumb but no separately divided fingers 2. former var. of MITT (sense 1) get the mitten or… …   English World dictionary

  • Mitten — Mit ten, n. [OE. mitaine, meteyn, F. mitaine, perh. of Celtic origin; cf. Ir. miotog, Gael. miotag, Ir. & Gael. mutan a muff, a thick glove. Cf. {Mitt}.] 1. A covering for the hand, worn to defend it from cold or injury. It differs from a glove… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • mitten — mittenlike, adj. /mit n/, n. 1. a hand covering enclosing the four fingers together and the thumb separately. 2. mitt (def. 4). [1350 1400; ME miteyn < MF, OF mitaine, equiv. to mite mitten ( < ?) + aine AN] * * * …   Universalium

  • mitten deformity — the appearance the hand or foot can assume in pseudosyndacytyly or syndactyly when the epidermis encases it such that it resembles a mitten …   Medical dictionary

  • mitten — mit•ten [[t]ˈmɪt n[/t]] n. 1) clo a hand covering enclosing the four fingers together and the thumb separately 2) clo mitt 5) • Etymology: 1350–1400; < MF, OF mitaine=mite mitten + aine an I mit′ten•like , adj …   From formal English to slang

  • mitten — noun Etymology: Middle English mitain, from Anglo French, probably from Old French mite, name for a cat Date: 14th century 1. a covering for the hand and wrist having a separate section for the thumb only 2. mitt 1a • mittened adjective …   New Collegiate Dictionary

  • mitten — noun A type of glove or garment that covers a hand with a separate sheath for the thumb, but not for other fingers …   Wiktionary

  • mitten — mit·ten || mɪtn n. hand covering for use in cold weather with one section for the fingers and one section for the thumb …   English contemporary dictionary

  • mitten — /ˈmɪtn / (say mitn) noun 1. a kind of hand covering enclosing the four fingers together and the thumb separately. 2. a mitt (def. 1). 3. (plural) Colloquial boxing gloves. {Middle English myteyne, from Old French mitaine, from Gallo Roman… …  

  • Bergisch Gladbach-Hand — Hand Hand ist ein Stadtteil von Bergisch Gladbach im Rheinisch Bergischen Kreis in Nordrhein Westfalen. Hand grenzt unmittelbar an den Kölner Stadtteil Dellbrück. Inhaltsverzeichnis 1 Kir …   Deutsch Wikipedia

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