1. a type of glove that covers the four fingers together and the thumb separately

Examples

• She put on her wool mittens before going outside in the snow.
• The child lost one mitten while playing in the park.
• Mittens are warmer than gloves because the fingers share heat.
• He knitted a pair of red mittens for his daughter.
• The mittens were attached to a string so they wouldn’t get lost.
• Her hands stayed warm inside the thick winter mittens.