Miter
Miter , noun
[French mitre, from Latin mitra headband, turban, Greek {not transcribed}.]
1.
A covering for the head, worn on solemn occasions by bishops and other 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.
(Numismatics) A sort of base money or coin.
Collocations (7)
Miter box (Carpentry & Printing) , 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 (Carpentry) , a kind of dovetail for a miter joint in which there is only one joint line visible, and that at the angle.
Miter gauge (Carpentry) , 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, such as the edges of a window frame, and the edge of each piece at the point of junction is cut at a 45° angle to its long direction. See Miter, 2.
Miter shell (Zoology) , any one of numerous species of marine univalve shells of the genus Mitra.
Miter square (Carpentry) , a bevel with an immovable arm at an angle of 45°, 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.
Also: Mitre
Miter , transitive verb
1.
To place a miter upon; to adorn with a miter.
Mitered locks.
2.
To match together, as two pieces of molding or brass rule on a line bisecting the angle of junction; to fit together in a miter joint.
3.
To bevel the ends or edges of, for the purpose of matching together at an angle.
Also: Mitre
Miter , intransitive verb
To meet and match together, as two pieces of molding, on a line bisecting the angle of junction.
Also: Mitre