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Mitre vs Miter - What's the difference?

mitre | miter | Alternative forms |

Miter is a anagram of mitre.

Miter is a alternative form of mitre.



As nouns the difference between mitre and miter

is that mitre is a covering for the head, worn on solemn occasions by church dignitaries. It has been made in many forms, mostly recently a tall cap with two points or peaks while miter is an alternative spelling of lang=en.

As verbs the difference between mitre and miter

is that mitre is (commonwealth) an alternative spelling of lang=en while miter is to finish a material at an angle, frequently 45 degrees, or sometimes with some specific shape, so that it will fit up tightly against another piece of material, as with a picture frame.

mitre

English

(wikipedia mitre)

Noun

(en noun)
  • A covering for the head, worn on solemn occasions by church dignitaries. It has been made in many forms, mostly recently a tall cap with two points or peaks.
    • (Fairholt)
  • (heraldry) A heraldic representation of this covering, usually displayed on top of a bishop's or archbishop's coat of arms.
  • 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.
  • A sort of base money or coin.

    • See also

    * alb * epigonation * epimanikion * epitrachelion * maniple * omophorion * rhason * sakkos * sticharion * zone

    Verb

    (mitr)
  • (commonwealth)

    • Anagrams

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    miter

    English

    (miter joint)

    Alternative forms

    * mitre

    Verb

    (en verb)
  • to finish a material at an angle, frequently 45 degrees, or sometimes with some specific shape, so that it will fit up tightly against another piece of material, as with a picture frame.

    • Noun

    (en noun)

    • Anagrams

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