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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Nearby words
- mitralization,
- mitre,
- mitre block,
- mitre box,
- mitre gear,
- mitre square,
- mitre, bartolomé,
- mitrewort,
- mitriform,
- mitropoulos
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