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Mitten vs Glove - What's the difference?

mitten | glove |

As nouns the difference between mitten and glove

is that mitten is a type of glove or garment that covers a hand with a separate sheath for the thumb, but not for other fingers while glove is an item of clothing other than a mitten, covering all or part of the hand and fingers, but allowing independent movement of the fingers.

As a verb glove is

to catch the ball in a baseball mitt.

mitten

English

Noun

(en noun)
  • A type of glove or garment that covers a hand with a separate sheath for the thumb, but not for other fingers.

    • glove

    English

    (wikipedia glove)

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • An item of clothing other than a mitten, covering all or part of the hand and fingers, but allowing independent movement of the fingers.
  • A baseball mitt.
  • (baseball, figuratively) The ability to catch a hit ball.
  • (slang) A condom.

    • Verb

    (glov)
  • (baseball) To catch the ball in a baseball mitt.
    • He gloved the line drive for the third out.
  • To put on a glove.
    • Maxwell gloved his hand so that he wouldn't leave fingerprints, then pulled the trigger.
  • (cricket) To touch a delivery with one's glove while the gloved hand is on the bat. Under the rules of cricket, the batsman is deemed to have hit the ball.

    • Derived terms

    * baseball glove * boxing glove * drop the gloves * fingerless glove * fit like a glove * given the glove * glovey * glovish * hand in glove * iron fist in a velvet glove * kid gloves * the gloves are off * velvet glove * work glove * deglove * gloved

    See also

    * gauntlet * handshoe * mitten * mitt

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