Mitre : Dictionary / Wörterbuch (BEOLINGUS, TU Chemnitz)

English Dictionary: Mitre	by the DICT Development Group
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From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
mitre n joint that forms a corner; usually both sides are bevelled at a 45-degree angle to form a 90-degree corner Synonym(s): miter joint, mitre joint, miter, mitre 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" Synonym(s): miter, mitre a liturgical headdress worn by bishops on formal occasions Synonym(s): miter, mitre
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
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[94]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.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Miter \Mi"ter\, Mitre \Mi"tre\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Mitered}or {Mitred}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Mitering}or {Mitring}.] 1. To place a miter upon; to adorn with a miter. [bd]Mitered locks.[b8] --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.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
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.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Mitre \Mi"tre\, n. & v. See {Miter}.
From Easton's 1897 Bible Dictionary [easton]:
Mitre (Heb. mitsnepheth), something rolled round the head; the turban or head-dress of the high priest (Ex. 28:4, 37, 39; 29:6, etc.). In the Authorized Version of Ezek. 21:26, this Hebrew word is rendered "diadem," but in the Revised Version, "mitre." It was a twisted band of fine linen, 8 yards in length, coiled into the form of a cap, and worn on official occasions (Lev. 8:9; 16:4; Zech. 3:5). On the front of it was a golden plate with the inscription, "Holiness to the Lord." The mitsnepheth differed from the mitre or head-dress (migba'ah) of the common priest. (See {BONNET}.)