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Mitre

Noun

Definitions

1.NounA covering for the head, worn on solemn occasions by church dignitaries, which has been made in many forms, mostly recently a tall cap with two points or peaks.
2.NounThe surface forming the bevelled 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.NounA 13th-century coin minted in Europe which circulated in Ireland as a debased counterfeit sterling penny, outlawed under Edward I.
4.NounA cap or cowl for a chimney or ventilation pipe.
5.NounA gusset in sewing, etc.
6.NounA square with one triangular quarter missing from the outside.
7.NounA mitre shell
8.VerbTo adorn with a mitre.
9.VerbTo unite at an angle of 45°.
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