4  definitions  found 
 
  From  Webster's  Revised  Unabridged  Dictionary  (1913)  [web1913]: 
 
  Miter  \Mi"ter\,  Mitre  \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. 
 
  From  Webster's  Revised  Unabridged  Dictionary  (1913)  [web1913]: 
 
  Miter  \Mi"ter\,  Mitre  \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  rule  etc 
  The  term  is  used  especially  when  the  pieces  form  a  right 
  angle.  See  {Miter},  2. 
 
  {Miter  shell}  (Zo["o]l.),  any  one  of  numerous  species  of 
  marine  univalve  shells  of  the  genus  {Mitra}. 
 
  {Miter  square}  (Carp.),  a  bevel  with  an  immovable  arm  at  an 
  angle  of  45[deg],  for  striking  lines  on  stuff  to  be 
  mitered;  also  a  square  with  an  arm  adjustable  to  any 
  angle. 
 
  {Miter  wheels},  a  pair  of  bevel  gears,  of  equal  diameter, 
  adapted  for  working  together,  usually  with  their  axes  at 
  right  angles. 
 
  From  Webster's  Revised  Unabridged  Dictionary  (1913)  [web1913]: 
 
  Miter  \Mi"ter\,  Mitre  \Mi"tre\,  v.  i. 
  To  meet  and  match  together,  as  two  pieces  of  molding,  on  a 
  line  bisecting  the  angle  of  junction. 
 
  From  WordNet  r  1.6  [wn]: 
 
  miter 
  n  :  a  liturgical  headdress  worn  by  bishops  on  formal  occasions 
  [syn:  {mitre}] 
  v  1:  bevel  the  edges  of  to  make  a  miter  joint 
  2:  confer  a  miter  on  as  of  a  bishop 
  3:  fit  together  in  a  miter  joint 

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