Mitten

Mitaine [ mitɛn ] is the French word for half - glove, which leaves the fingers uncovered.

They can be formed as a cut finger gloves such as when sailing glove, but can also take the form of wrist warmers or - in longer execution - of Arm accept that then cover the back of the hand and the palm of the hand and the forearm to the elbow.

Mitaines originated in the 14th century as an accessory of women's fashion, with a tapered shape was preferred since it stretches out his hand optically advantageous and can appear narrow. Even in the Biedermeier period they were estimated.