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Mitre

{

Mi′ter

,

Mi′tre

}
,
Noun.
[F.
mitre
, fr. L.
mitra
headband, turban, Gr. [GREEK].]
1.
A covering for the head, worn on solemn occasions by bishops and other church dignitaries. It has been made in many forms, the present form being a lofty cap with two points or peaks.
Fairholt.
2.
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.
3.
(Numis.)
A sort of base money or coin.
Miter box
(Carp. & Print.)
,
an apparatus for guiding a handsaw at the proper angle in making a miter joint; esp., a wooden or metal trough with vertical kerfs in its upright sides, for guides.
Miter dovetail
(Carp.)
,
a kind of dovetail for a miter joint in which there is only one joint line visible, and that at the angle.
Miter gauge
(Carp.)
,
a gauge for determining the angle of a miter.
Miter joint
,
a joint formed by pieces matched and united upon a line bisecting the angle of junction, as by the beveled ends of two pieces of molding or brass rule, etc. The term is used especially when the pieces form a right angle, such as the edges of a window frame, and the edge of each piece at the point of junction is cut at a 45° angle to its long direction. See
Miter
, 2.
Miter shell
(Zool.)
,
any one of numerous species of marine univalve shells of the genus
Mitra
.
Miter square
(Carp.)
,
a bevel with an immovable arm at an angle of 45°, for striking lines on stuff to be mitered; also, a square with an arm adjustable to any angle.
Miter wheels
,
a pair of bevel gears, of equal diameter, adapted for working together, usually with their axes at right angles.
{

Mi′ter

,

Mi′tre

}
,
Verb.
T.
[
imp. & p. p.
Mitered
or
Mitred
;
p. pr. & vb. n.
Mitering
or
Mitring
.]
1.
To place a miter upon; to adorn with a miter.
[wns=2]
Mitered locks.”
Milton.
2.
To match together, as two pieces of molding or brass rule on a line bisecting the angle of junction; to fit together in a miter joint.
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3.
To bevel the ends or edges of, for the purpose of matching together at an angle.
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{

Mi′ter

,

Mi′tre

}
,
Verb.
I.
To meet and match together, as two pieces of molding, on a line bisecting the angle of junction.

Mi′tre

,
Noun.
&
Verb.
See
Miter
.

Definition 2024


mitre

mitre

See also: mitré

English

Noun

mitre (plural mitres)

  1. A covering for the head, worn on solemn occasions by church dignitaries. It has been made in many forms, mostly recently a tall cap with two points or peaks.
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  2. (heraldry) A heraldic representation of this covering, usually displayed on top of a bishop's or archbishop's coat of arms.
  3. The surface forming the bevelled 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.
  4. (historical, numismatics) A 13th-century coin minted in Europe which circulated in Ireland as a debased counterfeit sterling penny, outlawed under Edward I.

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Translations

Verb

mitre (third-person singular simple present mitres, present participle mitring, simple past and past participle mitred)

  1. (commonwealth) Alternative spelling of miter

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Italian

Noun

mitre f

  1. plural of mitra

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Lojban

Etymology

In Lojbanized spelling.

  • Chinese: mi (mǐ)
  • English: mitrmeter
  • Hindi: mitarमीटर (mīṭara)
  • Spanish: metrmetro
  • Russian: mietrметр (metr)
  • Arabic: mitr

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈmi.tre/

Gismu

mitre (rafsi tre)

  1. meter; x1 is x2 meter(s) [metric unit] in length (default 1) measured in direction x3 by standard x4.

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