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
Miss Bliggs marched triumphantly in a bishop's mitre bearing a pastoral staff, in recognition of her great feat in forcibly feeding a wicked bishop who had written a letter to the Press against forcible, feeding.
From Punch, or the London Charivari, Vol. 146, March 11, 1914 by Seaman, Owen, Sir
Suddenly he gave a last cut; the hind-quarter of the bird came off and stood up on end, rump in the air, making a bishop's mitre.
From L'Assommoir by Zola, Émile
They wore red sleeves, white aprons, and a cap like a bishop's mitre over their golden hair.
From The Junior Classics — Volume 6 Old-Fashioned Tales by Patten, William
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