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Mitre vs Nitre - What's the difference?

mitre | nitre |

As verbs the difference between mitre and nitre

is that mitre is (commonwealth) while nitre is .

As a noun 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.

As an adjective nitre is

nitrated.

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)
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    nitre

    English

    Noun

    (-)
  • (obsolete) native sodium carbonate; natron
  • * Bible, Jer. ii. 22
  • For though thou wash thee with nitre , and take thee much soap, yet thine iniquity is marked before me.

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