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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)


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MITRE
The MITRE Corporation is a public-interest not-for-profit organization that manages three federally funded research and development centers (FFRDCs): one for the Department of Defense (known as the DOD Command, Control, Communications and Intelligence FFRDC), one for the Federal Aviation Administration (the Center for Advanced Aviation System Development), and one for the Internal Revenue Service (the Center for Enterprise Modernization). MITRE also has its own independent research and development program that explores new technologies and new uses of technologies to solve their sponsors' problems in the near-term and in the future.
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Mitre
This article is about the ceremonial head-dress; see also mitre (disambiguation). The mitre, also spelled miter (from the Greek μίτρα, 'headband' or 'turban'), is a type of headgear now known as the traditional, ceremonial head-dress of bishops and certain abbots in the Roman Catholic Church, the Anglican Communion, some Lutherans, and also bishops and certain other clergy in the Eastern Orthodox ChurchEastern Catholic Churches and the Oriental Orthodox Churches.
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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


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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)

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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.
  

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