And why are fingerless gloves also called mittens? I'm thinking of the lacy, ladies', variety, with only just enough finger to be separate, and also the woolly kind worn by old men (including DH <G>) with just the fingertips missing, for fiddly work in the cold.
Margery.
In my lexicon, those are mitts, not mittens! But different from oven-mitts.... -- ---------------------------------------------------------- Martha Krieg [EMAIL PROTECTED] in Michigan
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