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Mitre
//ˈmaɪtəɹ// name, noun, verb
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Proper Noun
- 1 A locality in the Rural City of Horsham and the Shire of West Wimmera, western Victoria, Australia.
Noun
- 1 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 a liturgical headdress worn by bishops on formal occasions wordnet
- 3 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.
- 4 the surface of a beveled end of a piece where a miter joint is made wordnet
- 5 A 13th-century coin minted in Europe which circulated in Ireland as a debased counterfeit sterling penny, outlawed under Edward I. historical
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- 6 joint that forms a corner; usually both sides are bevelled at a 45-degree angle to form a 90-degree corner wordnet
- 7 A cap or cowl for a chimney or ventilation pipe.
- 8 A gusset in sewing, etc.
- 9 A square with one triangular quarter missing from the outside. rare
- 10 A mitre shell
Verb
- 1 To adorn with a mitre. Commonwealth
- 2 To unite at an angle of 45°. Commonwealth
Etymology
Etymology 1
From Middle English mytre, from Old French mitre, from Ancient Greek μίτρα (mítra, “headband, turban”). Its use in reference to a counterfeit coin derived from the bishop's mitre stamped upon it. Doublet of Mithras, Mithra, Mitra, and Mehr.
Etymology 2
From Middle English mytre, from Old French mitre, from Ancient Greek μίτρα (mítra, “headband, turban”). Its use in reference to a counterfeit coin derived from the bishop's mitre stamped upon it. Doublet of Mithras, Mithra, Mitra, and Mehr.
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