mitre
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mitre¹
- /ˈmaɪtəɹ/ US
Rhymes with -aɪtə(ɹ)
Where it comes from
From Middle English mytre, from Old French mitre, from Ancient Greek μίτρα (mítra, “headband, turban”). Its use in reference to a counterfeit coin derived from the bishop's mitre stamped upon it. Doublet of Mithras, Mithra, Mitra, and Mehr.
noun mitres · miter
- A covering for the head, worn on solemn occasions by church dignitaries, which has been made in many reincarnations, most recently as a tall cap with two points or peaks. And so, spurring Rocinante, he rode forward, leaving them all amazed at having seen and observed both his strange figure and the intelligence of his servant, for that is what they judged Sancho to be. And another of the peasants said: "If the servant is this intelligent, what must the master be like
- The surface forming the bevelled end or edge of a piece where a miter joint is made; also, a joint formed or a junction affected by two bevelled ends or edges; a mitral joint.
- A 13th-century coin minted in Europe which circulated in Ireland as a debased counterfeit sterling penny, outlawed under Edward I.
- A cap or cowl for a chimney or ventilation pipe.
- A gusset in sewing, etc.
- A square with one triangular quarter missing from the outside.
- A mitre shell
verb mitres · mitring · mitred · miter
- To adorn with a mitre.
- To unite at an angle of 45°. The bartizans have each a peculiar angle shaft on the outer face, which mitres into the string-course at bottom, and probably supported a shield with coat of arms or a crest or other ornament rising above the parapet
Mitre²
proper noun
- A locality in the Rural City of Horsham and the Shire of West Wimmera, western Victoria, Australia.
Translations
Talk about this word "mitre." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/mitre. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026. mitre. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/mitre "mitre." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/mitre.Cite this
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title = {mitre},
howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
year = {2026},
url = {https://micwyn.com/word/mitre},
urldate = {2026-11-06}
}
