mitra

¹ American  

[mahy-truh] / ˈmaɪ trə /

noun

Botany.

1. the mitriform pileus of certain fungi.

2. a galea.

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Mitra ² American  

[mee-truh] / ˈmi trə /

noun

Hinduism.

1. the Vedic god of justice.

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Etymology

Origin of mitra

1630–40; < Latin: head band; miter

Example Sentences

From London, Gabriele Rossetti sent the exultant summons: Cingi l'elmo, la mitra deponi, O vetusta Signora del mondo: Sorgi, sorgi dal sonno profondo, Io son l'alba del nuovo tuo dì.

From The Liberation of Italy by Martinengo-Cesaresco, Countess Evelyn

Non tanti mitra est, non tanti judicis ostrum.

From The Prose Works of Jonathan Swift, D.D. - Volume 07 Historical and Political Tracts-Irish by Scott, Temple

Nunquam certe, nunquam ilia precabor, Splendeat ut rutilo frons invidiosa galero, Tergeminaque gravis surgat mihi mitra corona.

From Renaissance in Italy: Italian Literature Part 1 (of 2) by Symonds, John Addington

The recumbent figure of the Bishop is fully vested with a mitra pretiosa with pendent fillets.

From Bell’s Cathedrals: The Cathedral Church of Hereford, A Description Of Its Fabric And A Brief History Of The Episcopal See by Fisher, A. Hugh (Alfred Hugh)

Gyromitra is from gyro, to turn; mitra, a hat or bonnet.

From The Mushroom, Edible and Otherwise Its Habitat and its Time of Growth by Hard, Miron Elisha