mitre

mi·tre  (mtr)

n. & v. Chiefly British

Variant of miter.

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mitre or US miter [my-ter]

Noun

1. Christianity the headdress of a bishop or abbot, consisting of a tall pointed cleft cap

2. Also: (mitre joint) a corner joint formed by cutting bevels of equal angles at the ends of each piece of material

Verb

[-tring, -tred] or -tering, -tered

to join with a mitre joint [Greek mitra turban]

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	mitre - joint that forms a corner; usually both sides are bevelled at a 45-degree angle to form a 90-degree corner miter, miter joint, mitre joint joint - junction by which parts or objects are joined together
	2.	mitre - 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" miter 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.	mitre - a liturgical headdress worn by bishops on formal occasions miter headdress, headgear - clothing for the head

Translations

mitre (US), miter [ˈmaɪtəʳ] n → mitra

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mitre (US), miter [ˈmaɪtəʳ] n → mitre f;

(Carpentry) → onglet m

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mitre (US) miter [ˈmaɪtəʳ] n (of bishop) → Mitra f;

(Carpentry) → Gehrung f

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mitre (US), miter [ˈmaɪtəʳ] n → mitra;

(CARPENTRY) → giunto ad angolo retto

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mitre

n mitre [ˈmaitə]

a type of headdress worn by archbishops and bishops. myter تاج أُسْقُف митра mitra mitra die Bischofsmütze μίτρα mitra mitra تاج hiippa mitre מִצנֶפֶת पादरियों की ऊंची टोपी biskupska kapa püspöksüveg topi uskup biskupsmítur mitra 司教冠 주교관 mitra mitra topi biskop mijter bispelue, mitra mitra, infuła mitra mitră митра mitra mitra mitra mitra, biskopsmössa หมวกที่พระใส่ başpiskopos külahı/şapkası 主教法冠 мітра پادری یا لاٹھ پادری کے سر پر اوڑھنے کا کپڑہ mũ tế 主教法冠