mitre
v.
join or attach using a miter (Carpentry)
n.
miter, official headdress of the bishop in the Western Church; office of bishop in the Western Church; headdress of the ancient Jewish High Priest; 90 degree angle formed by two pieces of wood that are cut on a diagonal to fit together (Carpentry)
MITRE
Mitre
mitre
Noun
1. joint that forms a corner; usually both sides are bevelled at a 45-degree angle to form a 90-degree corner
(synonym) miter joint, mitre joint, miter
(hypernym) joint
2. 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"
(synonym) miter
(hypernym) surface
3. a liturgical headdress worn by bishops on formal occasions
(synonym) miter
(hypernym) headdress, headgear
mitre (f)
n.
miter, official headdress of the bishop in the Western Church; office of bishop in the Western Church; headdress of the ancient Jewish High Priest; 90 degree angle formed by two pieces of wood that are cut on a diagonal to fit together (Carpentry)
Mitre
(v. t.)
To place a miter upon; to adorn with a miter.
(v. t.)
To match together, as two pieces of molding or brass rule on a line bisecting the angle of junction; to bevel the ends or edges of, for the purpose of matching together at an angle.
(v. i.)
To meet and match together, as two pieces of molding, on a line bisecting the angle of junction.
(n.)
The surface forming the beveled end or edge of a piece where a miter joint is made; also, a joint formed or a junction effected by two beveled ends or edges; a miter joint.
(n.)
A sort of base money or coin.
(n.)
A covering for the head, worn on solemn occasions by church dignitaries. It has been made in many forms, the present form being a lofty cap with two points or peaks.
(n. & v.)
See Miter.
Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913), edited by Noah Porter.
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