- miotag
- a mitten, Irish miotóg, mitín, mittens; from English mitten, Old French mitaine.
Etymological dictionary of the Gaelic language. Alexander Gairm Publications. 1982.
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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… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
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… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
To handle without mittens — 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… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
