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MitreMiter Mi"ter, Mitre Mi"tre, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Miteredor
Mitred; p. pr. & vb. n. Miteringor Mitring.]
1. To place a miter upon; to adorn with a miter. ``Mitered
locks.' --Milton.
2. To match together, as two pieces of molding or brass rule
on a line bisecting the angle of junction; to bevel the
ends or edges of, for the purpose of matching together at
an angle. MitreMiter Mi"ter, Mitre Mi"tre, n. [F. mitre, fr. L. mitra
headband, turban, Gr. ?.]
1. A covering for the head, worn on solemn occasions by
church dignitaries. It has been made in many forms, the
present form being a lofty cap with two points or peaks.
--Fairholt.
2. The surface forming the beveled 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. (Numis.) A sort of base money or coin.
Miter box (Carp. & Print.), an apparatus for guiding a
handsaw at the proper angle in making a miter joint; esp.,
a wooden or metal trough with vertical kerfs in its
upright sides, for guides.
Miter dovetail (Carp.), a kind of dovetail for a miter
joint in which there is only one joint line visible, and
that at the angle.
Miter gauge (Carp.), a gauge for determining the angle of a
miter.
Miter joint, a joint formed by pieces matched and united
upon a line bisecting the angle of junction, as by the
beveled ends of two pieces of molding or brass rule, etc.
The term is used especially when the pieces form a right
angle. See Miter, 2.
Miter shell (Zo["o]l.), any one of numerous species of
marine univalve shells of the genus Mitra.
Miter square (Carp.), a bevel with an immovable arm at an
angle of 45[deg], for striking lines on stuff to be
mitered; also, a square with an arm adjustable to any
angle.
Miter wheels, a pair of bevel gears, of equal diameter,
adapted for working together, usually with their axes at
right angles. MitreMitre Mi"tre, n. & v.
See Miter. Mitre
Miter Mi"ter, Mitre Mi"tre, v. i.
To meet and match together, as two pieces of molding, on a
line bisecting the angle of junction.
Meaning of Mitre from wikipedia
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Western and Eastern-styled
mitres Western and Eastern-styled
mitres worn by
bishops The
mitre (Commonwealth English) (/ˈmaɪtər/; Gr****: μίτρα 'headband'...
- The
Mitre Corporation (stylized as The
MITRE Corporation and
MITRE) is an
American not-for-profit
organization with dual
headquarters in Bedford, M****achusetts...
- clergy.
Mitre may also
refer to: Isla
Mitre or
Lavoisier Island, an
island of
Antarctica Mitre Peninsula,
Tierra del Fuego,
Argentina The
Mitre (Alaska)...
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Mitre Peak can
refer to:
Mitre Peak, New
Zealand (1692 m)
Mitre Peak, ****stan (6010 m)
Mitre, New
Zealand (1571 m) This
disambiguation page
lists articles...
- A
mitre box or
miter box (American English) is a wood
working appliance used to
guide a hand saw for
making precise cuts,
usually 45°
mitre cuts. Traditional...
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Mitre 10 is an
Australian retail and
trade hardware store chain.
Operations are
based on a
cooperative system,
where the
store owners are
members of the...
- Club Atlético
Mitre is an
Argentine sports club
located in the
Santiago del Estero. The club is
mostly known for its
football team, that
currently plays...
- Bartolomé
Mitre Martínez (26 June 1821 – 19
January 1906) was an
Argentine statesman,
soldier and author. He was
President of
Argentina from 1862 to 1868...
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Mitre Sports International Ltd.,
mostly known as
Mitre, is an
English sports equipment manufacturer based in Wakefield.
Mitre is
mainly focused on ****ociation...
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Diamond is a
solid form of the
element carbon with its
atoms arranged in a
crystal structure called diamond cubic.
Another solid form of
carbon known as...
