/mit/ , n.
1. Baseball.
a. a rounded glove with one internal section for the four fingers and another for the thumb and having the side next to the palm of the hand protected by a thick padding, used by catchers.
b. a somewhat similar glove but with less padding and having sections for the thumb and one or two fingers, used by first basemen. Cf. baseball glove .
2. a mitten.
3. Slang. a hand.
4. a glove that leaves the lower ends of the fingers bare, esp. a long one made of lace or other fancy material and worn by women.
[ 1755-65; short for MITTEN ]