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Originally appearing in Volume V18, Page 628 of the 1911 Encyclopedia Britannica.
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MITTEN , a covering for the See also:

hand, with a See also:division for the thumb only, and reaching to the See also:lower See also:joint of the fingers; it is made of See also:silk, See also:lace, See also:wool or other material. The word is of obscure origin; it has been connected with Ger. mitte, See also:middle, See also:half, in the sense of that which half covers the hand. There are several See also:Celtic words which may be cognate, e.g. Irish miotag, mutan, a thick See also:glove, mitten, such as is worn by hedgers and ditchers. The 16th-See also:century See also:French word miton meant a See also:gauntlet. A See also:fine mitten made of lace or open network and extending well up the forearm was much worn by ladies in the See also:early See also:part of the 19th century, and has been fashionable at various times since that date.

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