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