[ˈmʌɪtə], (Noun)

Definitions:
- a tall headdress worn by bishops and senior abbots as a symbol of office, tapering to a point at front and back with a deep cleft between

- a joint made between two pieces of wood or other material at an angle of 90°, such that the line of junction bisects this angle
(e.g: a mitre saw)

- a mollusc of warm seas which has a sharply pointed shell with a narrow aperture, supposedly resembling a bishop's mitre


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Origin:
late Middle English: from Old French, via Latin from Greek mitra ‘belt or turban’

[ˈmʌɪtə], (Verb)

Definitions:
- join by means of a mitre joint or seam
(e.g: turn up a double hem, mitring the corners)


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Origin:
late Middle English: from Old French, via Latin from Greek mitra ‘belt or turban’