Mitre

Meaning of Mitre

noun
  1. 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.
  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 effected by two beveled ends or edges; a miter joint.
  3. A 13th-century coin minted in Europe which circulated in Ireland as a debased counterfeit sterling penny, outlawed under Edward I.
  4. A cap or cowl for a chimney or ventilation pipe.
  5. A gusset in sewing, etc.
  6. A square with one triangular quarter missing from the outside.
verb
  1. To adorn with a mitre.
  2. To unite at an angle of 45°.

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Hyphenation of Mitre

Mitre

  • It consists of 1 syllables and 5 chars.
  • Mitre is a word monosyllabic because it has one syllable

Mitre synonyms

Meaning miter joint:

miter

Meaning miter:

miter

Anagrams of Mitre

ermit, merit, miter, mtier, remit, timer, trime

Words that rhyme with Mitre

LeMaitre, Lemaitre, maitre, arbitre, treitre, cohitre, litre, aphronitre, nitre, goitre, mahoitre, titre, huitre

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