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Hasil cari dari kata atau frase: To give the mitten to (0.00907 detik)
Found 1 items, similar to To give the mitten to.
English → English (gcide) Definition: To give the mitten to Mitten \Mit"ten\, 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]
English → English (gcide) Definition: To give the mitten to Mitten \Mit"ten\, 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]
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