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mitt

Noun

1 the (prehensile) extremity of the superior limb; "he had the hands of a surgeon"; "he extended his mitt" [syn: hand, manus, paw]

2 gloves worn by fielders in baseball [syn: baseball glove, glove, baseball mitt]

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English

Etymology

Abbreviated from mitten.

Pronunciation

Rhymes: -ɪt

Noun

A mitten
An oversized, protective glove such as an oven mitt or a baseball mitt
hand (usually plural).

Translations

mitten

an oversized, protective glove such as an oven mitt or a baseball mitt

Finnish: kinnas, räpylä, hanska

hand

Finnish: räpylä, käpälä

Derived terms

Related terms

mitten

See also

glove

Faroese

Adverb

mitt

mid, in the middle
- mitt á vegnum
  
  midway
- mitt í býnum
  
  in the middle of the town
just as
- mitt meðni vit sótu og mjólkaðu
  
  just as we sat and milked

Icelandic

Pronoun

mitt

i-c possessive pronoun neuter form of minn
- Þetta er barnið mitt.
  
  That's my child.
i-c possessive pronoun neuter form of minn
- Ég elska barnið mitt.
  
  I love my child.

Swedish

Pronunciation

Noun

mitt ˈmɪt|lang=sv

middle; the middle point

Pronoun

mitt ˈmɪt|lang=sv

my, mine (neuter gender, singular)

See also

min

Extensive Definition

Mitt can refer to:

mitten, a glove that does not have separate fingers
one of two types of baseball glove worn by a catcher or first baseman
Mitt Romney, a former Governor of Massachusetts and a former U.S. 2008 presidential candidate
an abbreviation for Military transition team
a software industry from Brasil

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