MITRE

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does mitre mean? 

• MITRE (noun)
  The noun MITRE has 3 senses:

1. joint that forms a corner; usually both sides are bevelled at a 45-degree angle to form a 90-degree corner

2. the surface of a beveled end of a piece where a miter joint is made

3. a liturgical headdress worn by bishops on formal occasions

  Familiarity information: MITRE used as a noun is uncommon.

 Dictionary entry details 

• MITRE (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

Joint that forms a corner; usually both sides are bevelled at a 45-degree angle to form a 90-degree corner

Classified under:

Nouns denoting man-made objects

Synonyms:

miter; miter joint; mitre; mitre joint

Hypernyms ("mitre" is a kind of...):

joint (junction by which parts or objects are joined together)

Sense 2

Meaning:

The surface of a beveled end of a piece where a miter joint is made

Classified under:

Nouns denoting man-made objects

Synonyms:

miter; mitre

Context example:

he covered the miter with glue before making the joint

Hypernyms ("mitre" is a kind of...):

surface (the outer boundary of an artifact or a material layer constituting or resembling such a boundary)

Sense 3

Meaning:

A liturgical headdress worn by bishops on formal occasions

Classified under:

Nouns denoting man-made objects

Synonyms:

miter; mitre

Hypernyms ("mitre" is a kind of...):

headdress; headgear (clothing for the head)

 Context examples 

I have heard that in the north it is still the use to call a house which hath but the two gable ends left, without walls or roof, a Knolles' mitre.

(The White Company, by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle)

Shouldst have crozier for staff and mitre for cap. Well, well, for your sake I will forgive the Socman and take vengeance on none but on my own wilful self who must needs run into danger's path.

(The White Company, by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle)