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‖ mitra|ˈmaɪtrə|
Also 7 mi-, mythra.
[L., a. Gr. µίτρα: see mitre n.]
1. Antiq. A head-dress = mitre n.1 1 a.
1638Sir T. Herbert Trav. (ed. 2) 146 Above each doore is ingraven the Idea of a Majestique Monarch; his roabe is long, a Tiara or Mithra on his head. 1850J. Leitch tr. C.O. Müller's Anc. Art §383 (ed. 2) 488 A magnificent luxuriance of curling hair restrained by the mitra.
2. Bot.
†a. (see quot. 1775).
b. (see quot. 1852).
1775Ash, Mitra, the name of a plant, the mitreola. 1852Henslow Dict. Bot. Terms, Mitra, used synonymously with galea, for ‘Helmet’. Also, the thick, rounded, and folded pileus of some fungi.
3. Surg. ‘A fillet or bandage applied on the head’ (Mayne Expos. Lex. 1856). |