mitre

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Pronunciation

• (America) IPA: /ˈmaɪtəɹ/

Noun

mitre (plural mitres)

1. A covering for the head, worn on solemn occasions by church dignitaries, which has been made in many forms, mostly recently a tall cap with two points or peaks.
2. The surface forming the bevelled end or edge of a piece where a miter joint is made; also, a joint formed or a junction effected by two beveled ends or edges; a miter joint.
3. (historical, numismatics) A 13th-century coin minted in Europe which circulated in Ireland as a debased counterfeit sterling penny, outlawed under Edward I.
4. A cap or cowl for a chimney or ventilation pipe.
5. A gusset in sewing, etc.
6. (geometry, rare) A square with one triangular quarter missing from the outside.

Translations

• French: mitre
• German: Mitra
• Italian: mitra
• Portuguese: mitra
• Russian: митра
• Spanish: mitra

Verb

mitre (mitres, present participle mitring; past and past participle mitred) (Commonwealth)

1. To adorn with a mitre.
2. To unite at an angle of 45°.

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