miter

mi·ter  (mtr)

n.

1. The liturgical headdress and part of the insignia of a Christian bishop. In the Western church it is a tall pointed hat with peaks in front and back, worn at all solemn functions.

2.

a. A thong for binding the hair, worn by women in ancient Greece.

b. The ceremonial headdress worn by ancient Jewish high priests.

3.

a. A miter joint.

b. The edge of a piece of material that has been beveled preparatory to making a miter joint.

c. A miter square.

v. mi·tered, mi·ter·ing, mi·ters

v.tr.

1. To bestow a miter upon.

2.

a. To make (two pieces or surfaces) join with a miter joint.

b. To bevel the edges of for joining with a miter joint.

v.intr.

To meet in a miter joint.

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[Middle English mitre, from Old French, from Medieval Latin, from Latin mitra, headdress of the Jewish high priest, from Greek.]

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miter·er n.

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miter [ˈmaɪtə]

n & vb

(Miscellaneous Technologies / Building) (Christianity / Ecclesiastical Terms) (Clothing, Personal Arts & Crafts / Knitting & Sewing) the usual US spelling of mitre

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miter, mitre, crosier - The tall, pointy hat of a bishop or abbot is the miter/mitre—from Greek mitra, "headdress"; a crosier is a bishop's staff.

See also related terms for staff.

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	miter - joint that forms a corner; usually both sides are bevelled at a 45-degree angle to form a 90-degree corner miter joint, mitre, mitre joint joint - junction by which parts or objects are joined together
	2.	miter - 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" mitre 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.	miter - a liturgical headdress worn by bishops on formal occasions mitre headdress, headgear - clothing for the head
Verb	1.	miter - bevel the edges of, to make a miter joint bevel, chamfer - cut a bevel on; shape to a bevel; "bevel the surface"
	2.	miter - confer a miter on (a bishop) bestow, confer - present; "The university conferred a degree on its most famous former student, who never graduated"; "bestow an honor on someone"
	3.	miter - fit together in a miter joint bring together, join - cause to become joined or linked; "join these two parts so that they fit together"

Translations

miter mitre