Meaning

• A type of glove or garment that covers a hand with a separate sheath for the thumb, but not for other fingers, which are either enclosed in a single section or left uncovered.

• A cat's or dog's paw that is a different colour from the main body.

• (as "the mitten") A romantic rejection; dismissal of a lover.

  "to give someone the mitten; to get the mitten"

Meaning

• To dress in mittens; to put a mitten on.