mitre
/ˈmaɪtəɹ/IPA: /M IH1 T R IY0/
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A covering for the head, worn on solemn occasions by church dignitaries, which has been made in many forms, mostly recently a tall cap with two points or peaks.
- 2
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.
- 3
A 13th-century coin minted in Europe which circulated in Ireland as a debased counterfeit sterling penny, outlawed under Edward I.
- 4
A cap or cowl for a chimney or ventilation pipe.
- 5
A gusset in sewing, etc.
- 6
A square with one triangular quarter missing from the outside.
- 1
To adorn with a mitre.
- 2
To unite at an angle of 45°.
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