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miter |
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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