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mittens

[mit-n] Origin

mit·ten

[mit-n]
noun
1.
a hand covering enclosing the four fingers together and the thumb separately.
2.
mitt (def. 4).

Origin:
1350–1400; Middle English miteyn < Middle French, Old French mitaine, equivalent to mite mitten (< ?) + -aine -an

mit·ten·like, adjective
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Mittens is always a great word to know.
So is doohickey. Does it mean:
a gadget; dingus; thingumbob.
a stew of meat, vegetables, potatoes, etc.
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Word Origin & History

mitten
late 14c., from O.Fr. mitaine "mitten, half-glove," from O.Fr. mite "mitten," and from M.L. mitta, perhaps from M.H.G. mittemo, O.H.G. mittamo "middle, midmost" (reflecting notion of "half-glove"), or from V.L. *medietana "divided in the middle," from L. medius (see medial).
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