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Meaning of 'mitre' (Webster Dictionary)

1 . Mitre [ n.]
- A covering for the head, worn on solemn occasions by church dignitaries. It has been made in many forms, the present form being a lofty cap with two points or peaks.
- The surface forming the beveled 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.
- A sort of base money or coin.
2 . Mitre [ n. & v.]
- See Miter.
3 . Mitre [ v. i.]
- To meet and match together, as two pieces of molding, on a line bisecting the angle of junction.
4 . Mitre [ v. t.]
- To place a miter upon; to adorn with a miter.
- To match together, as two pieces of molding or brass rule on a line bisecting the angle of junction; to bevel the ends or edges of, for the purpose of matching together at an angle.

Meaning of 'mitre' (Princeton's WordNet)

1 . mitre [ n]
Meaning (1):
- the surface of a beveled end of a piece where a miter joint is made
Example in sentence:
  • he covered the miter with glue before making the joint

Nearby Words:

mite miter mitered mitering miterwort mithic mithras mithridate mithridatic mitigable

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