mitre

mi·tre

 (mī′tər)

n. & v. Chiefly British

Variant of miter.

mitre

(ˈmaɪtə) or

miter

n

1. (Ecclesiastical Terms) Christianity the liturgical headdress of a bishop or abbot, in most western churches consisting of a tall pointed cleft cap with two bands hanging down at the back

2. (Building) short for mitre joint

3. (Building) a bevelled surface of a mitre joint

4. (Knitting & Sewing) (in sewing) a diagonal join where the hems along two sides meet at a corner of the fabric

vb (tr)

5. (Building) to make a mitre joint between (two pieces of material, esp wood)

6. (Knitting & Sewing) to make a mitre in (a fabric)

7. (Ecclesiastical Terms) to confer a mitre upon: a mitred abbot.

[C14: from Old French, from Latin mitra, from Greek mitra turban]

mi•ter

art at mitt

(ˈmaɪ tər)

n.

1. the official headdress of a bishop or abbot, a tall cap having an outline resembling a pointed arch in the front and back.

2. the official headdress of the ancient Jewish high priest.

3. a fillet worn by women of ancient Greece.

4. miter joint.

5. an oblique surface formed on a piece of wood or the like so as to butt against an oblique surface on another piece to be joined with it.

6. miter square.

v.t.

7. to bestow a miter upon, or raise to a rank entitled to it.

8.

a. to join with a miter joint.

b. to cut to a miter.

Also, esp. Brit., mitre.

[1350–1400; Middle English mitre (n.) < Latin mitra < Greek mítra turban, headdress]

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.

mitre

Past participle: mitred
Gerund: mitring

Imperative

mitre

mitre

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

تاج أُسْقُف

mitra

mitra

BischofsmützeGehrung

mitre

püspöksüveg

biskupsmítur

giunto ad angolo rettomitra

mitra

mitra

bispeluemitra

mitra

başpiskopos külahı/şapkası

主教法冠

mitre

miter (US) [ˈmaɪtəʳ]

A. N

1. (Rel) → mitra f

2. (Tech) (also mitre joint) → inglete m, ensambladura f de inglete

B. VT (Tech) → ingletear

C. CPD mitre box N → caja f de ingletes
mitre joint N → inglete m, ensambladura f de inglete

mitre

[ˈmaɪtə^r] miter (US) n

[bishop] → mitre f

(CARPENTRY) → onglet m

mitre

, (US) miter

n

(Eccl) → Mitra f

(Tech: also mitre joint) → Gehrung f, → Gehrfuge f

vt (Tech) → gehren

mitre

miter (Am) [ˈmaɪtəʳ] n

a. (Rel) → mitra

b. (Tech) (also mitre joint) → giunto ad angolo retto

mitre

(American) miter (ˈmaitə) noun

a type of headdress worn by archbishops and bishops. myter تاج أُسْقُف митра mitra mitra die Bischofsmütze mitra μίτρα mitra mitra تاج mitra mitreמצנפת पादरियों की ऊंची टोपी biskupska kapa püspöksüveg topi uskup biskupsmítur mitra 司教冠 미트라, 주교관; 주교의 직 mitra mitra topi biskop mijter bispelue, mitra mitra, infuła تاج 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