n. [ OE. mitaine, meteyn, F. mitaine, perh. of Celtic origin; cf. Ir. miotog, Gael. miotag, Ir. & Gael. mutan a muff, a thick glove. Cf. Mitt. ] 1. A covering for the hand, worn to defend it from cold or injury. It differs from a glove in not having a separate sheath for each finger. Chaucer. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. A cover for the wrist and forearm. [ 1913 Webster ]

To give the mitten to, to dismiss as a lover; to reject the suit of. [ Colloq. ] --
To handle without mittens, to treat roughly; to handle without gloves. [ Colloq. ] [ 1913 Webster ]

a. Covered with a mitten or mittens. “Mittened hands.” Whittier. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. [ L. mittens, p. pr. of mittere to send. ] Sending forth; emitting. [ Obs. ] Wiseman. [ 1913 Webster ]