mitre

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Synonyms: mire, mite, mitra, metre, litre, nitre, titre, pitre, mitro, mitte, itre

Antonyms: mire, mite, mitra, metre, litre, nitre, titre, pitre, mitro, mitte, itre

Related words from Datamuse; suggestions, not definitions.

Noun

1. A [[covering]] for the head, worn on [[solemn]] [[occasion]]s by church [[dignitary|dignitaries]], which has been made in many [[reincarnation]]s, most [[recently]] as a tall [[cap]] with two points or [[peak]]s.
2. The [[surface]] forming the [[bevelled]] end or edge of a piece where a [[miter joint]] is made; also, a [[joint]] formed or a [[junction]] [[affect]]ed by two [[bevelled]] ends or [[edge]]s; a [[mitral]] [[joint]].
3. {{lb|en|historical|numismatics|nocat=y}} A 13th-century [[coin]] [[mint]]ed in [[Europe]] which [[circulate]]d in [[Ireland]] as a [[debase]]d [[counterfeit]] [[sterling]] [[penny]], [[outlaw]]ed under {{w|Edward I}}.
4. A [[cap]] or [[cowl]] for a [[chimney]] or [[ventilation]] pipe.
5. A [[gusset]] in sewing, etc.
6. {{lb|en|geometry|rare}} A [[square]] with one [[triangular]] [[quarter]] missing from the outside.
7. A [[mitre shell]]

Verb

1. To adorn with a mitre.
2. To unite at an angle of 45°.

Proper noun

1. {{place|en|locality|rural city:Pref/Horsham|and the|shire:Pref/West Wimmera|western|s/Victoria|c/Australia}}.

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