mitre
Other definitions for Mitre (2 of 2)
Bar·to·lo·mé [bahr-taw-law-me], /ˌbɑr tɔ lɔˈmɛ/, 1821–1906, Argentine soldier, statesman, and author: president of Argentina 1862–68.
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How to use mitre in a sentence
Great bulks projected, capped by gigantic mitres or diadems, and flanked by cavernous indentations.
Overland | John William De ForestIt is better, cheaper, and easier to make curved mitres when the necessary machinery is at hand.
Woodwork Joints | William FairhamThe precious stones glisten on the gilded copes of the priests, on their gold mitres, on the gold crosses!
The Iron Arrow Head or The Buckler Maiden | Eugne SueThough buried in the ground to the chest, they still measure twenty-one or twenty-two feet from thence to the top of the mitres.
Ruins of Ancient Cities (Vol. II of II) | Charles BuckeThe strings or streamers are to be found in many other head coverings, including the mitres of bishops (see Figure 50).
The Heritage of Dress | Wilfred Mark Webb
British Dictionary definitions for mitre
US miter
/ (ˈmaɪtə) /
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
short for mitre joint
a bevelled surface of a mitre joint
(in sewing) a diagonal join where the hems along two sides meet at a corner of the fabric
to make a mitre joint between (two pieces of material, esp wood)
to make a mitre in (a fabric)
to confer a mitre upon: a mitred abbot
Origin of mitre
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