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/ˈmītər/,
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mitres, plural; miters, plural;
  1. Join by means of a miter

Noun
  1. A tall headdress worn by bishops and senior abbots as a symbol of office, tapering to a point at front and back with a deep cleft between

  2. A headdress worn by a Jewish high priest

  3. A headband worn by women in ancient Greece

  4. A joint made between two pieces of wood or other material at an angle of 90°, such that the line of junction bisects this angle

  5. A diagonal seam of two pieces of fabric that meet at a corner joining

  6. A mollusk of warm seas that has a sharply pointed shell with a narrow aperture, supposedly resembling a bishop's miter


  1. miter joint: joint that forms a corner; usually both sides are bevelled at a 45-degree angle to form a 90-degree corner
  2. bevel the edges of, to make a miter joint
  3. the surface of a beveled end of a piece where a miter joint is made; "he covered the miter with glue before making the joint"
  4. confer a miter on (a bishop)
  5. a liturgical headdress worn by bishops on formal occasions
  6. fit together in a miter joint
  7. The mitre (sometimes also spelled miter), from the Greek μίτρα, "headband" or "turban", is a type of headgear now known as the traditional, ceremonial head-dress of bishops and certain abbots in the Catholic Church, as well as in the Anglican Communion, some Lutheran churches, and also bishops ...
  8. Bishop Blanchet High School is a coed Catholic high school located just north of Green Lake in Seattle, Washington, United States. It was founded in 1954 by the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Seattle, and named for the first bishop of the diocese, A.M.A. Blanchet (1797-1887). ...
  9. Alternative form of miter joint; To finish a material at an angle, frequently 45 degrees, or sometimes with some specific shape, so that it will fit up tightly against another piece of material, as with a picture frame
  10. (Mitered) A 45° angle cut in two straight pieces of wood allowing them to form right angles as they join. A miter joins the corners of a mirror.
  11. ((Mitered)) Wooden piece mitered to the outside of an open tread to cover the end grain.
  12. (Mitered) Corners are fitted together with the ends of two parts cut at 45 degrees and joined together to form a 90-degree turn.
  13. (Mitered) The terms used to describe corners of a border that are angled to fit precisely.
  14. (Mitering) A method of seam allowance finishing to create a less bulky, sharp corner.
  15. (Mitering) The process of cutting, folding and fitting paper over the corners of the bookboards they cover for a clean, smooth edge.
  16. (Miters) a method of measuring diagonals and angles
  17. To make a diagonal cut, beveled to a specific angle (usually 45°). Sometimes miter cuts are made into an overlapping siding or soffit panel surface, to provide a neater appearance.
  18. To cut frame molding on an angle for joining to other mitered pieces.
  19. Molding returned upon itself at right angles. In joinery the ends of two pieces that are cut at a 45 degree angle abutting upon one another so as to form a right angle.
  20. A joint formed by fitting together two pieces beveled to a specific angle (usually 45 degrees) to form a corner.
  21. An angled cut, usually 45°. Unlike a compound miter cut, the saw blade remains straight at 0°.
  22. A joint formed by beveling the edges or ends of two pieces of material, fitted together at an angle.
  23. this means the two edges are joined at a 45° angle. Miters are used in the corners of borders and binding. In the real world, most picture frames are mitered. Mitering mini-lesson
  24. the cutting of the end of a piece at any angle other
  25. A triangle that is formed by the ends of two lines when they meet at an angle.