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miter
[ mahy-ter ]
noun
- the official headdress of a bishop in the Western Church, in its modern form a tall cap with a top deeply cleft crosswise, the outline of the front and back resembling that of a pointed arch.
- the office or rank of a bishop; bishopric.
- Judaism. the official headdress of the ancient high priest, bearing on the front a gold plate engraved with the words Holiness to the Lord. Exodus 28:36–38.
- a fillet worn by women of ancient Greece.
- Carpentry. 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.
- Nautical. the inclined seam connecting the two cloths of an angulated sail.
verb (used with object)
- to bestow a miter upon, or raise to a rank entitled to it.
- to join with a miter joint.
- to cut to a miter.
- to join (two edges of fabric) at a corner by various methods of folding, cutting, and stitching.
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Example Sentences
Then was seen on the altar a miter glittering with precious stones, and a large sword ornamented with fleur-de-lis.
If both are of the same diameter, they are called bevel gears; if of different diameters, miter gears.
Before he can start to open a lock gate, he must first have released the miter-forcing machine that latches the gates.
Ghullam removed his miter and his false beard, tossing them aside on a table, then undid his sash and peeled out of his robe.
One of the regular priests pulled off his miter and beard and went to the radio, putting on a headset.
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