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Definition of Miter
Miter Miter 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.
Miter Miter 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.
Miter 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.
