mitre

== English == === Alternative forms === miter (US) === Etymology === 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. === Pronunciation === (US) IPA(key): /ˈmaɪtəɹ/ Hyphenation: mi‧tre Rhymes: -aɪtə(ɹ) === Noun === mitre (plural mitres) A 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. The 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. (historical, numismatics) 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. (geometry, rare) A square with one triangular quarter missing from the outside. A mitre shell ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Translations ==== ==== See also ==== (13th-c. counterfeit coin): pollard, rosary, crockard, leonine, scalding, steeping, eagle alb epigonation epimanikion epitrachelion maniple omophorion rhason sakkos sticharion zone === Verb === mitre (third-person singular simple present mitres, present participle mitring, simple past and past participle mitred) (Commonwealth) To adorn with a mitre. To unite at an angle of 45°. ==== Translations ==== === Anagrams === Terim, ermit, merit, miter, remit, timer == French == === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /mitʁ/ === Noun === mitre f (plural mitres) mitre === Further reading === “mitre”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012 == Italian == === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈmi.tre/ Rhymes: -itre Hyphenation: mì‧tre === Noun === mitre f plural of mitra === Anagrams === merti, metri, termi, timer, tremi == Middle English == === Noun === mitre alternative form of mytre == Portuguese == === Verb === mitre inflection of mitrar: first/third-person singular present subjunctive third-person singular imperative