mi·tre /ˈmaɪtɚ/
 禮冠;主教的職位;斜接


 Mi·ter, Mi·tre  n.
 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.
 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.
 3. Numis. A sort of base money or coin.
 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° 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°, 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.


 Mi·ter, Mi·tre , v. t. [imp. & p. p. Mitered or Mitred; p. pr. & vb. n. Mitering or Mitring.]
 1. To place a miter upon; to adorn with a miter. [wns=2]  “Mitered locks.”
 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. [wns=3]
 3. To bevel the ends or edges of, for the purpose of matching together at an angle. [wns=1]


 Mi·ter, 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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 Mi·tre n. & v. See Miter.

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 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]
      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]
      3: a liturgical headdress worn by bishops on formal occasions
         [syn: miter]


 Mitre
    (Heb. mitsnepheth), something rolled round the head; the turban
    or head-dress of the high priest (Ex. 28:4, 37, 39; 29:6, etc.).
    In the Authorized Version of Ezek. 21:26, this Hebrew word is
    rendered "diadem," but in the Revised Version, "mitre." It was a
    twisted band of fine linen, 8 yards in length, coiled into the
    form of a cap, and worn on official occasions (Lev. 8:9; 16:4;
    Zech. 3:5). On the front of it was a golden plate with the
    inscription, "Holiness to the Lord." The mitsnepheth differed
    from the mitre or head-dress (migba'ah) of the common priest.
    (See BONNET.)