Mitre (noun) Definition, Meaning & Examples

noun, verb (used with object), mi·tred, mi·tring.
  1. a variant of miter.
noun
  1. Argentine soldier, statesman, and author: president of Argentina 1862–68.
noun
  1. 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
verb (tr)
  1. to make a mitre joint between (two pieces of material, esp wood)
  2. to make a mitre in (a fabric)
  3. to confer a mitre upon
Mitre (noun) Definition, Meaning & Examples

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