01 n. A covering for the head, worn on solemn occasions by bishops and other church dignitaries. It has been made in many forms, the present for…
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A covering for the head, worn on solemn occasions by bishops and other church dignitaries. It has been made in many forms, the present form being a lofty cap with two points or peaks.
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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.
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A sort of base money or coin.(Numis.)
Phrases & compounds
Miter box —
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 —
a kind of dovetail for a miter joint in which there is only one joint line visible, and that at the angle.
Miter gauge —
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, such as the edges of a window frame, and the edge of each piece at the point of junction is cut at a 45° angle to its long direction. See Miter, 2.
Miter shell —
any one of numerous species of marine univalve shells of the genus Mitra.
Miter square —
a bevel with an immovable arm at an angle of 45°, 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.