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mitre
(encz) | mitre,mitra n: Zdeněk Brož |
mitre
(encz) | mitre,pokos n: Zdeněk Brož |
Mitre
(gcide) | Miter \Mi"ter\, Mitre \Mi"tre\, n. [F. mitre, fr. L. mitra
headband, turban, Gr. ?.]
1. A covering for the head, worn on solemn occasions by
bishops and other church dignitaries. It has been made in
many forms, the present form being a lofty cap with two
points or peaks. --Fairholt.
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2. The surface forming the beveled 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.
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3. (Numis.) A sort of base money or coin.
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Miter box (Carp. & Print.), an apparatus for guiding a
handsaw at the proper angle in making a miter joint; esp.,
a wooden or metal trough with vertical kerfs in its
upright sides, for guides.
Miter dovetail (Carp.), a kind of dovetail for a miter
joint in which there is only one joint line visible, and
that at the angle.
Miter gauge (Carp.), a gauge for determining the angle of a
miter.
Miter joint, a joint formed by pieces matched and united
upon a line bisecting the angle of junction, as by the
beveled ends of two pieces of molding or brass rule, etc.
The term is used especially when the pieces form a right
angle, such as the edges of a window frame, and the edge
of each piece at the point of junction is cut at a 45[deg]
angle to its long direction. See Miter, 2.
Miter shell (Zool.), any one of numerous species of marine
univalve shells of the genus Mitra.
Miter square (Carp.), a bevel with an immovable arm at an
angle of 45[deg], for striking lines on stuff to be
mitered; also, a square with an arm adjustable to any
angle.
Miter wheels, a pair of bevel gears, of equal diameter,
adapted for working together, usually with their axes at
right angles.
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Mitre
(gcide) | Miter \Mi"ter\, Mitre \Mi"tre\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Miteredor
Mitred; p. pr. & vb. n. Miteringor Mitring.]
1. To place a miter upon; to adorn with a miter. [WordNet
sense 2] "Mitered locks." --Milton.
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2. To match together, as two pieces of molding or brass rule
on a line bisecting the angle of junction; to fit together
in a miter joint. [WordNet sense 3]
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3. To bevel the ends or edges of, for the purpose of matching
together at an angle. [WordNet sense 1]
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Mitre
(gcide) | Miter \Mi"ter\, Mitre \Mi"tre\, v. i.
To meet and match together, as two pieces of molding, on a
line bisecting the angle of junction.
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Mitre
(gcide) | Mitre \Mi"tre\, n. & v.
See Miter.
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mitre
(wn) | mitre
n 1: joint that forms a corner; usually both sides are bevelled
at a 45-degree angle to form a 90-degree corner [syn:
miter joint, mitre joint, miter, mitre]
2: the surface of a beveled end of a piece where a miter joint
is made; "he covered the miter with glue before making the
joint" [syn: miter, mitre]
3: a liturgical headdress worn by bishops on formal occasions
[syn: miter, mitre] |
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false mitrewort
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mitre
(encz) | mitre,mitra n: Zdeněk Brožmitre,pokos n: Zdeněk Brož |
mitre box
(encz) | mitre box, n: |
mitre joint
(encz) | mitre joint, n: |
mitred
(encz) | mitred, |
mitrewort
(encz) | mitrewort, n: |
Mitred
(gcide) | Miter \Mi"ter\, Mitre \Mi"tre\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Miteredor
Mitred; p. pr. & vb. n. Miteringor Mitring.]
1. To place a miter upon; to adorn with a miter. [WordNet
sense 2] "Mitered locks." --Milton.
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2. To match together, as two pieces of molding or brass rule
on a line bisecting the angle of junction; to fit together
in a miter joint. [WordNet sense 3]
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3. To bevel the ends or edges of, for the purpose of matching
together at an angle. [WordNet sense 1]
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mitrewort
(gcide) | mitrewort \mitrewort\ n.
Any of various rhizomatous perennial herbs of the genus
Mitella having a capsule resembling a bishop's miter. [Also
spelled miterwort.]
Syn: miterwort, bishop's cap.
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Unmitre
(gcide) | Unmiter \Un*mi"ter\, Unmitre \Un*mi"tre\, v. t. [1st pref. un- +
miter.]
To deprive of a miter; to depose or degrade from the rank of
a bishop. --Milton.
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false mitrewort
(wn) | false mitrewort
n 1: plant with tiny white flowers hanging in loose clusters on
leafy stems; moist woods from Alaska to central California
and east to Montana [syn: false miterwort, {false
mitrewort}, Tiarella unifoliata]
2: stoloniferous white-flowered spring-blooming woodland plant
[syn: foamflower, coolwart, false miterwort, {false
mitrewort}, Tiarella cordifolia] |
mitre
(wn) | mitre
n 1: joint that forms a corner; usually both sides are bevelled
at a 45-degree angle to form a 90-degree corner [syn:
miter joint, mitre joint, miter, mitre]
2: the surface of a beveled end of a piece where a miter joint
is made; "he covered the miter with glue before making the
joint" [syn: miter, mitre]
3: a liturgical headdress worn by bishops on formal occasions
[syn: miter, mitre] |
mitre box
(wn) | mitre box
n 1: hand tool for guiding handsaws in making crosscuts or miter
joints [syn: miter box, mitre box] |
mitre joint
(wn) | mitre joint
n 1: joint that forms a corner; usually both sides are bevelled
at a 45-degree angle to form a 90-degree corner [syn:
miter joint, mitre joint, miter, mitre] |
mitrewort
(wn) | mitrewort
n 1: any of various rhizomatous perennial herbs of the genus
Mitella having a capsule resembling a bishop's miter [syn:
miterwort, mitrewort, bishop's cap] |
mitre corporation
(foldoc) | MITRE Corporation
A US federally funded R&D center, spun off in 1958 from
the MIT Lincoln Laboratory (also an FFRDC). MITRE is a
non-profit corporation chartered to do R&D in the public
interest.
MITRE were responsible for system engineering and
implementation oversight of SAGE.
MITRE does not stand for MIT Research and Engineering, though
it could have.
(http://mitre.org/).
(1999-12-16)
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