mitre

noun

/ˈmaɪtə(r)/

/ˈmaɪtər/

(US English miter)

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a tall pointed hat worn by bishops at special ceremonies as a symbol of their position and authorityTopics Clothes and Fashionc2
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(also mitre joint)
a corner joint, formed by two pieces of wood each cut at an angle, as in a picture frame

Word Originlate Middle English: from Old French, via Latin from Greek mitra ‘belt or turban’.

verb

/ˈmaɪtə(r)/

/ˈmaɪtər/

(also miter)

(specialist)

Verb Forms

present simple I / you / we / they mitre	/ˈmaɪtə(r)/ /ˈmaɪtər/
he / she / it mitres	/ˈmaɪtəz/ /ˈmaɪtərz/
past simple mitred	/ˈmaɪtəd/ /ˈmaɪtərd/
past participle mitred	/ˈmaɪtəd/ /ˈmaɪtərd/
-ing form mitring	/ˈmaɪtərɪŋ/ /ˈmaɪtərɪŋ/

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mitre something to join two pieces of wood together with a mitre joint
Word Originlate Middle English: from Old French, via Latin from Greek mitra ‘belt or turban’.