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Bar·to·lo·mé [bahr-taw-law-me], /ˌbɑr tɔ lɔˈmɛ/, 1821–1906, Argentine soldier, statesman, and author: president of Argentina 1862–68.
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How to use mitre in a sentence
After the ceremony, the pope ditched his mitre and ceremonial robes and hopped into the popemobile for a spin around the square.
Onscene as Pope Francis Makes Saints of John Paul II and John XXIII | Barbie Latza Nadeau | April 27, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTThese were led by the Nizam, who were dressed entirely in black, except for the yellow, mitre-like headdress.
Ways of War and Peace | Delia AustrianThere is a saying, that however clever a man is, you make a fool of him by placing a mitre upon his head.
Ancient Faiths And Modern | Thomas InmanJewels which originally enriched the mitre and the cross on the breast have disappeared.
Bell's Cathedrals: The Cathedral Church of Carlisle | C. King EleyProvide yourself with a good saw, a hammer, a square, and a mitre-box.
Amateur Gardencraft | Eben E. Rexford
One of them has been a bishop, and cannot forgive the loss of his mitre.
British Dictionary definitions for mitre
US miter
/ (ˈmaɪtə) /
Christianity the liturgical headdress of a bishop or abbot, in most western churches consisting of a tall pointed cleft cap with two bands hanging down at the back
short for mitre joint
a bevelled surface of a mitre joint
(in sewing) a diagonal join where the hems along two sides meet at a corner of the fabric
to make a mitre joint between (two pieces of material, esp wood)
to make a mitre in (a fabric)
to confer a mitre upon: a mitred abbot
Origin of mitre
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