miter
[ mahy-ter ]
/ ˈmaɪ tər /
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noun
verb (used with object)
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Also especially British, mi·tre .
Origin of miter
First recorded in 1350–1400; Middle English mitre, from Latin mitra, from Greek mítra “turban, headdress”
Words nearby miter
mitch, Mitchell, Mitchell's disease, Mitchum, mite, miter, miter box, mitered, mitered jib, miterer, mitergate
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