| 释义 | mitre1 or (N American) miter /mīˈtər/ nountransitive verbA high, pointed headdress, cleft crosswise on top and with two ribbons hanging from the back, worn by archbishops and bishops, and by some abbots in the Western ChurchEpiscopal office or status (figurative)Esp in ancient Greece, a woman's headbandA belt or girdle (Pope, following Homer)An oriental hat or turban (obsolete)A gastropod of the genus Mitra or its conical shell (mitre shell)
 To adorn with a mitre ORIGIN: Fr, from Gr mitrā fillet mīˈtral  adjective Of or like a mitreOf the mitral valve
 mitˈriform /mītˈ or mitˈ/   adjective  Mitre-shaped mitral valve  noun  A mitre-shaped valve of the heart miˈtre-wort  noun  Bishop's cap mitre2 or (N American) miter /mīˈtər/ nountransitive verbA joint (also miˈtre-joint) in which each piece is cut at an angle of 45º to its side, giving a right angle between the piecesSometimes applied to any joint where the plane of junction bisects the angleAn angle of 45ºA gusset, a tapered insertion (needlework)
 intransitive verbTo join with a mitreTo turn a corner in, by cutting out a triangular piece and joining (needlework)
 To meet in a mitre ORIGIN: Prob same as mitre1 mitre box  noun  A box with narrow slots to guide a saw when cutting a mitre mitre fold  noun  (in origami) a fold in which two corners are turned down at equal angles to meet each other in the centre mitre wheel  noun  A bevel-wheel having its face inclined 45º to its axis |