Mitten., mit′n, n. a kind of glove for winter use, without a separate cover for each finger: a glove for the hand and wrist, but not the fingers.—v.t. to put mittens on.—Get the mitten, to be rejected as a lover. [O. Fr. mitaine, perh. from Middle High Ger. mittemo, 'half glove;' but perh. Celtic, cf. Gael. and Ir. mutan, a muff.]
Mittimus, mit′i-mus, n. (law) a warrant granted for sending to prison a person charged with a crime: a writ by which a record is transferred out of one court to another: a formal dismissal from a situation. [L., 'we send'—mittĕre, to send.]
Mity, mīt′i, adj. full of mites or insects.
Miurus, mī-ū′rus, n. a dactylic hexameter with short penultimate syllable. [Gr. meiouros, curtailed, meiōn, less, oura, a tail.]
Mix, miks, v.t. to unite two or more things into one mass: to mingle: to associate.—v.i. to become mixed: to be joined: to associate.—n. a jumble, a mess.—adjs. Mix′able, Mix′ible; Mixed, mingled: promiscuous: confused.—adv. Mix′edly.—n. Mix′er.—adjs. Mix′o-barbar′ic, not purely barbarous; Mix′tiform, of a mixed character; Mixtilī′neal, consisting of a mixture of lines, right, curved, &c.—ns. Mix′tion, a mixture of amber, mastic, and asphaltum used as a mordant for fixing gold-leaf to distemper pictures or to wood; Mix′tūre, act of mixing or state of being mixed: a mass or compound formed by mixing: (chem.) a composition in which the ingredients retain their properties—opp. to Combination: a compound-stop in organ-building: a preparation in which an insoluble compound is suspended in an aqueous solution: a cloth of variegated colouring.—adj. Mix′ty-max′ty (Scot.), mixed confusedly together.—Mix up, to confuse.—Mixed chalice, the chalice prepared for the eucharist, containing wine mixed with water; Mixed marriage, one in which the contracting persons are of different religions. [A.S. miscan; Ger. mischen.]
Mixen, miks′n, n. (Tenn.) a dunghill. [A.S. mixen—mix, meox, dung.]
Mizmaze, miz′māz, n. a labyrinth: bewilderment.
Mizzen, Mizen, miz′n, n. in a three-masted vessel, the hindmost of the fore-and-aft sails: the spanker or driver.—adj. belonging to the mizzen: nearest the stern.—n. Mizz′en-mast, the mast that bears the mizzen. [Fr. misaine—It. mezzana—Low L. medianus—L. medius, the middle.]
Mizzle, miz′l, v.i. to rain in small drops.—n. fine rain.—n. Mizz′ling, a thick mist.—adj. Mizz′ly, misty. [For mist-le, freq. from mist.]
Mizzle, miz′l, v.i. to yield: (slang) to decamp.—v.t. to muddle, confuse.