oven mitt

noun

chiefly US
: a mitten that is made out of a thick material and used for taking hot dishes out of an oven

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Holding hot potatoes with an oven mitt or towel, split skins and quickly scoop out the flesh. — Katlyn Moncada, Better Homes & Gardens, 24 Aug. 2025 The genre just feels warm and breezy, and fits like a hand in an oven mitt at summer staples like barbecues, baseball games and pool parties. — Katie Atkinson, Billboard, 3 Sep. 2019 Grayson threatens to shoot her and Massey apologizes and ducks down behind a counter, covering her face with what appears to be a red oven mitt, the video shows. — Deena Zaru, ABC News, 29 Jan. 2026 Grab this KitchenAid oven mitt set, food storage containers for meal prep, a time-saving food chopper while they’re discounted too. — Alicia Geigel, Southern Living, 23 June 2026 See All Example Sentences for oven mitt

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“Oven mitt.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/oven%20mitt. Accessed 7 Jul. 2026.

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