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mi·ter 
[mahy-ter] Pronunciation Key
[mahy-ter] Pronunciation Key –noun
–verb (used with object)
| 1. | the official headdress of a bishop in the Western Church, in its modern form a tall cap with a top deeply cleft crosswise, the outline of the front and back resembling that of a pointed arch. |
| 2. | the office or rank of a bishop; bishopric. |
| 3. | Judaism. the official headdress of the ancient high priest, bearing on the front a gold plate engraved with the words Holiness to the Lord. Ex. 28:36–38. |
| 4. | a fillet worn by women of ancient Greece. |
| 5. | Carpentry. an oblique surface formed on a piece of wood or the like so as to butt against an oblique surface on another piece to be joined with it. |
| 6. | Nautical. the inclined seam connecting the two cloths of an angulated sail. |
| 7. | to bestow a miter upon, or raise to a rank entitled to it. |
| 8. | to join with a miter joint. |
| 9. | to cut to a miter. |
| 10. | to join (two edges of fabric) at a corner by various methods of folding, cutting, and stitching. |
Also, especially British, mitre.
[Origin: 1350–1400; ME mitre (n.) < L mitra < Gk mítra turban, headdress]
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American Heritage Dictionary - Cite This Source - Share This
| mi·ter
(mī'tər) Pronunciation Key
n.
v. mi·tered, mi·ter·ing, mi·ters v. tr.
v. intr. To meet in a miter joint. [Middle English mitre, from Old French, from Medieval Latin, from Latin mitra, headdress of the Jewish high priest, from Greek.] mi'ter·er n. |
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Online Etymology Dictionary - Cite This Source - Share This
miter (1)
miter (1)
"bishop's tall hat," c.1380, from O.Fr. mitre, from L. mitra, from Gk. mitra "headband, turban," earlier a piece of armor worn about the waist, from PIE base *mei- "to tie" (cf. Skt. Mitrah, O.Pers. Mithra-, god names; Rus. mir "world, peace," Gk. mitos "a warp thread"). In L., "a kind of headdress common among Asiatics, the wearing of which by men was regarded in Rome as a mark of effeminacy" [OED]. But the word was used in Vulgate to translate Heb. micnepheth "headdress of a priest."
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2001 Douglas Harper
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miter (2)
miter (2)
in the carpentry sense of "joint at a 45 degree angle," 1678, is perhaps from miter (1), via notion of joining of the two peaks of the folded cap.
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2001 Douglas Harper
WordNet - Cite This Source - Share This
| miter | |
noun | |
| 1. | joint that forms a corner; usually both sides are bevelled at a 45-degree angle to form a 90-degree corner [syn: miter joint] |
| 2. | 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" |
| 3. | a liturgical headdress worn by bishops on formal occasions |
verb | |
| 1. | bevel the edges of, to make a miter joint |
| 2. | confer a miter on (a bishop) |
| 3. | fit together in a miter joint |
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Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary - Cite This Source - Share This
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.
Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary, © 1996, 1998 MICRA, Inc.
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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.
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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.
Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary, © 1996, 1998 MICRA, Inc.
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