mitre
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mi·tre
(mī′tər)n. & v. Chiefly British
Variant of miter.
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mitre
(ˈmaɪtə) ormiter
n
1. (Ecclesiastical Terms) Christianity the liturgical headdress of a bishop or abbot, in most western churches consisting of a tall pointed cleft cap with two bands hanging down at the back
2. (Building) short for mitre joint
3. (Building) a bevelled surface of a mitre joint
4. (Knitting & Sewing) (in sewing) a diagonal join where the hems along two sides meet at a corner of the fabric
vb (tr)
5. (Building) to make a mitre joint between (two pieces of material, esp wood)
6. (Knitting & Sewing) to make a mitre in (a fabric)
7. (Ecclesiastical Terms) to confer a mitre upon: a mitred abbot.
[C14: from Old French, from Latin mitra, from Greek mitra turban]
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mi•ter
art at mitt
(ˈmaɪ tər) n.
1. the official headdress of a bishop or abbot, a tall cap having an outline resembling a pointed arch in the front and back.
2. the official headdress of the ancient Jewish high priest.
3. a fillet worn by women of ancient Greece.
4. miter joint.
5. an oblique surface formed on a piece of wood or the like so as to butt against an oblique surface on another piece to be joined with it.
v.t. 7. to bestow a miter upon, or raise to a rank entitled to it.
8.
Also, esp. Brit., mitre. a. to join with a miter joint.
b. to cut to a miter.
[1350–1400; Middle English mitre (n.) < Latin mitra < Greek mítra turban, headdress]
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mitre
Past participle: mitred
Gerund: mitring
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| Noun | 1. |  mitre - joint that forms a corner; usually both sides are bevelled at a 45-degree angle to form a 90-degree cornerjoint - junction by which parts or objects are joined together |
| 2. | mitre - the surface of a beveled end of a piece where a miter joint is made; "he covered the miter with glue before making the joint" surface - the outer boundary of an artifact or a material layer constituting or resembling such a boundary; "there is a special cleaner for these surfaces"; "the cloth had a pattern of red dots on a white surface" | |
| 3. |  mitre - a liturgical headdress worn by bishops on formal occasions |
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Translations
تاج أُسْقُف
mitra
mitra
püspöksüveg
biskupsmítur
mitra
mitra
mitra
başpiskopos külahı/şapkası
mitre
miter (US) [ˈmaɪtəʳ]A. N
1. (Rel) → mitra f
2. (Tech) (also mitre joint) → inglete m, ensambladura f de inglete
B. VT (Tech) → ingletear
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mitre
, (US) mitervt (Tech) → gehren
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mitre
(American) miter (ˈmaitə) noun a type of headdress worn by archbishops and bishops.
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