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Dovetail
Dovetail Dove"tail`, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Dovetailed; p. pr. & vb. n. Dovetailing.] 1. (Carp.) (a) To cut to a dovetail. (b) To join by means of dovetails. 2. To fit in or connect strongly, skillfully, or nicely; to fit ingeniously or complexly. He put together a piece of joinery so crossly indented and whimsically dovetailed . . . that it was indeed a very curious show. --Burke.
Dovetailed
Dovetail Dove"tail`, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Dovetailed; p. pr. & vb. n. Dovetailing.] 1. (Carp.) (a) To cut to a dovetail. (b) To join by means of dovetails. 2. To fit in or connect strongly, skillfully, or nicely; to fit ingeniously or complexly. He put together a piece of joinery so crossly indented and whimsically dovetailed . . . that it was indeed a very curious show. --Burke.
Dovetailing
Dovetail Dove"tail`, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Dovetailed; p. pr. & vb. n. Dovetailing.] 1. (Carp.) (a) To cut to a dovetail. (b) To join by means of dovetails. 2. To fit in or connect strongly, skillfully, or nicely; to fit ingeniously or complexly. He put together a piece of joinery so crossly indented and whimsically dovetailed . . . that it was indeed a very curious show. --Burke.
Miter dovetail
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.

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- Oveta Culp Hobby (January 19, 1905 – August 16, 1995) was an American government official and businesswoman who served as the first United States Secretary...
- Oveta is an uncommon feminine given name. Bearers include: A. Oveta Fuller (1955–2022), African-American microbiologist Oveta Culp Hobby (1905–1995),...
- Almyra Oveta Fuller (August 31, 1955 – November 18, 2022) was an ****ociate professor of microbiology and immunology at University of Michigan Medical...
- United States as the WAC on 1 July 1943. Its first director was Colonel Oveta Culp Hobby. The WAC was disbanded on 20 October 1978, and all WAC units...
- Kathleen Oveta McElroy is an American academic and journalist, the holder of the Frank A. Bennack Jr. Chair in journalism, and the former director of...
- television station, KPRC-TV. His wife, Oveta Culp Hobby (see below), served as president and editor. In 1931, Hobby married Oveta Culp. She later was appointed...
- actively s**** the nomination. Senator Barry Goldwater of Arizona Secretary Oveta Culp Hobby of Texas Amb****ador to the United Nations Henry Cabot Lodge Jr...
- Humphrey with whom he developed his closest relationships, as well as Oveta Culp Hobby. His cabinet consisted of several corporate executives and one...
- ****istant secretary for health. Secretary of Health, Education, and Welfare Oveta Culp Hobby stepped down. William H. Sebrell Jr, the director of the NIH...
- components of the agency to the department. The first secretary of HEW was Oveta Culp Hobby, a native of Texas, who had served as commander of the Women's...