bishop's mitre
Britishnoun
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The church replaced it after the American Revolution with what is called a bishop’s mitre, which represented the shift from the Church of England to the Episcopal Church.
From Washington Times • Mar. 28, 2019
The pectoral fins can be cut away from the head and moulded into a headdress resembling a bishop's mitre.
From Time Magazine Archive
His head-attire was high, and adorned with hanging ribbons, the sides were open, and it rather resembled a bishop's mitre.
From The Dolorous Passion of Our Lord Jesus Christ by Emmerich, Anna Catherine
On the smaller north buttress, near the turret, is a restored figure removed from its original place, which represents St. Augustine, wearing a bishop's mitre, and holding his hand as in the act of benediction.
From Bell's Cathedrals: The Cathedral Church of Salisbury A Description of its Fabric and a Brief History of the See of Sarum by White, Gleeson
"Good-bye to the bishop's mitre, to the cardinal's hat; good-bye to the velvet arm-chair in the House of Peers."
From Black Diamonds by Jókai, Mór
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