Mite ring
tər noun
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.
verb (used with object)
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.
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Also, especially British, mitre.
Origin:
1350–1400; Middle English mitre (noun) < Latin mitra < Greek mítra turban, headdress
1350–1400; Middle English mitre (noun) < Latin mitra < Greek mítra turban, headdress
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mitre or (US) miter (ˈmaɪtə) ![[Click for IPA pronunciation guide]](http://static.sfdict.com/dictstatic/g/d/dictionary_questionbutton_default.gif) | |
| —n | |
| 1. | 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 |
| 2. | short for mitre joint |
| 3. | a bevelled surface of a mitre joint |
| 4. | (in sewing) a diagonal join where the hems along two sides meet at a corner of the fabric |
| —vb | |
| 5. | to make a mitre joint between (two pieces of material, esp wood) |
| 6. | to make a mitre in (a fabric) |
| 7. | to confer a mitre upon: a mitred abbot |
| [C14: from Old French, from Latin mitra, from Greek mitra turban] | |
| miter or (US) miter | |
| —n | |
| —vb | |
| [C14: from Old French, from Latin mitra, from Greek mitra turban] | |
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