[1] : The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48

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.
      1913 webster

   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.
      1913 webster

   3. numis. a sort of base money or coin.
      1913 webster

   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 45deg
      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 45deg, 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.
      1913 webster miter
see also:
miter box miter dovetail miter gauge miter joint miter miter shell 
mitra miter square miter wheels 

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