mitre joint

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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earnest
full seriousness, as of intention or purpose.
a feeling of dread, anxiety, or anguish.
urgent character; imperativeness; insistence; importunateness.
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Words nearby mitre joint

mitralization, mitre, mitre block, mitre box, mitre gear, mitre joint, mitre square, mitrewort, mitriform, mitropoulos, mitscher
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