mitre
1 Americannoun
noun
noun
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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
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short for mitre joint
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a bevelled surface of a mitre joint
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(in sewing) a diagonal join where the hems along two sides meet at a corner of the fabric
verb
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to make a mitre joint between (two pieces of material, esp wood)
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to make a mitre in (a fabric)
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to confer a mitre upon
a mitred abbot
Etymology
Origin of mitre
C14: from Old French, from Latin mitra, from Greek mitra turban
Example Sentences
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But as is the way of such men, the more doubt he has about the popular kids, the more certainty he has in his suitability to assume the mantle and mitre of Il Papa.
From Salon • Nov. 22, 2024
Keen on the iconography of pairing a steep mitre with a pair of flashy slip-ons, Benedict celebrated the majesty of clerical garments.
From The New Yorker • Jun. 14, 2019
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
Later, Pope Paul VI lowered the height of the traditional mitre cap, and discouraged prelates from wearing red shoes and silver buckles.
From Slate • May 3, 2018
It is like a squashed-up X and over it is a bishop’s hat, which is called a mitre.
From "The London Eye Mystery" by Siobhan Dowd
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