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Mi"tre} (), n.[F. mitre, fr. L. mitra headband, turban, Gr. .] 1. A covering for the head, worn on solemn occasions by church dignitaries. It has been made in many forms, the present form being a lofty cap with two points or peaks. Fairholt. 2. The surface forming the beveled end or edge of a piece where a miter joint is made; also, a joint formed or a junction effected by two beveled ends or edges; a miter joint. 3. (Numis.) A sort of base money or coin. Miter box (Carp. & Print.), an apparatus for guiding a handsaw at the proper angle in making a miter joint; esp., a wooden or metal trough with vertical kerfs in its upright sides, for guides. Miter dovetail (Carp.), a kind of dovetail for a miter joint in which there is only one joint line visible, and that at the angle. Miter gauge (Carp.), a gauge for determining the angle of a miter. Miter joint, a joint formed by pieces matched and united upon a line bisecting the angle of junction, as by the beveled ends of two pieces of molding or brass Mi"ter Mi"tre}, v. t.[imp. & p. p.Mitered () or Mitred; p. pr. & vb. n.Mitering () or Mitring.] 1. To place a miter upon; to adorn with a miter. "Mitered locks." Milton. 2. To match together, as two pieces of molding or brass rule on a line bisecting the angle of junction; to bevel the ends or edges of, for the purpose of matching together at an angle. Mi"ter Mi"tre}, v. i.To meet and match together, as two pieces of molding, on a line bisecting the angle of junction. スポンサード リンク
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