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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"It started really with DIY items, wallpaper strippers, ladders, drills, your usual kind of thing. As I got further into my DIY, I started to borrow the mitre saw to do the skirting boards."
From BBC
The leaders, or patriarchs, of Orthodox churches will wear their own style of mitres, a cape called sakkos and an ornate cloth called omophorion, in colours according to their specific traditions.
From BBC
Pope Francis is dressed in red robes, holding a rosary and wearing the papal mitre - the large white ceremonial headdress.
From BBC
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
The Vatican released pictures of the body on Sunday, dressed in red papal mourning robes and wearing a gold-trimmed mitre.
From BBC
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