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Word: Mitre
Speech Type: Noun
late Middle English: from Old French, via Latin from Greek mitra ‘belt or turban’
ˈmʌɪtə
a tall headdress worn by bishops and senior abbots as a symbol of office, tapering to a point at front and back with a deep cleft between.
Short Definition:headdress worn by bishop
a joint made between two pieces of wood or other material at an angle of 90°, such that the line of junction bisects this angle
Short Definition:joint between two pieces of wood at angle of 90°, such that line of junction bisects angle
Examples:- a mitre saw
a mollusc of warm seas which has a sharply pointed shell with a narrow aperture, supposedly resembling a bishop's mitre.
Short Definition:mollusc with shell resembling bishop's mitre
- miter
Word: Mitre
Speech Type: Verb
ˈmʌɪtə
join by means of a mitre joint or seam
Short Definition:join with mitre
Examples:- turn up a double hem, mitring the corners
- miter
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