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mitre
1[ mahy-ter ]
Mitre
2[ mee-trey; Spanish mee-tre ]
noun
- Bar·to·lo·mé [bah, r, -taw-law-, me], 1821–1906, Argentine soldier, statesman, and author: president of Argentina 1862–68.
mitre
/ ˈmaɪtə /
noun
- Christianity the liturgical headdress of a bishop or abbot, in most western churches consisting of a tall pointed cleft cap with two bands hanging down at the back
- short for mitre joint
- a bevelled surface of a mitre joint
- (in sewing) a diagonal join where the hems along two sides meet at a corner of the fabric
verb
- to make a mitre joint between (two pieces of material, esp wood)
- to make a mitre in (a fabric)
- to confer a mitre upon
a mitred abbot
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Word History and Origins
Origin of mitre1
C14: from Old French, from Latin mitra, from Greek mitra turban
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Example Sentences
After the ceremony, the pope ditched his mitre and ceremonial robes and hopped into the popemobile for a spin around the square.
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These were led by the Nizam, who were dressed entirely in black, except for the yellow, mitre-like headdress.
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There is a saying, that however clever a man is, you make a fool of him by placing a mitre upon his head.
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Jewels which originally enriched the mitre and the cross on the breast have disappeared.
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Provide yourself with a good saw, a hammer, a square, and a mitre-box.
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One of them has been a bishop, and cannot forgive the loss of his mitre.
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