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Definition of 'miter'

Random House Webster's College Dictionary

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

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

3.  miter
a fillet worn by women of ancient Greece.

4.  miter
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.

5. (v.t.) miter
to bestow a miter upon, or raise to a rank entitled to it.

6.  miter
to join with a miter joint.

7.  miter
to cut to a miter.

Etymology: (1350–1400; ME mitre (n.) < L mitra < Gk mítra turban, headdress)

Definition of 'miter'

Princeton's WordNet

1. (noun) miter joint, mitre joint, miter, mitre
joint that forms a corner; usually both sides are bevelled at a 45-degree angle to form a 90-degree corner

2. (noun) miter, 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"

3. (verb) miter, mitre
a liturgical headdress worn by bishops on formal occasions

4. (verb) miter
bevel the edges of, to make a miter joint

5. (verb) miter
confer a miter on (a bishop)

6. (verb) miter
fit together in a miter joint

Definition of 'miter'

Webster Dictionary

1. (noun) miter
alt. of Mitre

2. (verb) miter
alt. of Mitre

3. (verb) miter
alt. of Mitre

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