mitre joint

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noun

a corner joint formed between two pieces of material, esp wood, by cutting bevels of equal angles at the ends of each pieceSometimes shortened to: mitre

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Words nearby mitre joint

mitral valve, mitre, mitre block, mitre box, mitre gear, mitre joint, mitre square, mitrewort, mitriform, Mitropoulos, Mitscher

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How to use mitre joint in a sentence

All these joints require accurate cutting and rather more of it than the mitre joint requires, but they are more easily glued up.
The Library of Work and Play: Home Decoration|Charles Franklin Warner
The end is then in the form of a bevel or mitre joint (Figure 50).
Oxy-Acetylene Welding and Cutting|Harold P. Manly
A common way is by the mitre joint illustrated in the drawing.
The Library of Work and Play: Home Decoration|Charles Franklin Warner
Fig. 2770 is a mitre joint, the only one serviceable to mouldings, pipes, and other curved pieces.
Modern Machine-Shop Practice, Volumes I and II|Joshua Rose

Lap mitre joint; a combination of end lap and mitre; rarely used.
Carpentry and Woodwork|Edwin W. Foster