Definitions for miter

miter mi·ter

Spelling: [mahy-ter]
IPA: /ˈmaɪ tər/

Miter is a 5 letter English word. It's valid Scrabble word worth 7 points. It's valid Words with friends word worth 8 points.

You can make 74 anagrams from letters in miter (eimrt).

Definitions for miter

noun

  1. the official headdress of a bishop in the Western Church, in its modern form a tall cap with a top deeply cleft crosswise, the outline of the front and back resembling that of a pointed arch.
  2. the office or rank of a bishop; bishopric.
  3. Judaism. the official headdress of the ancient high priest, bearing on the front a gold plate engraved with the words Holiness to the Lord. Ex. 28:36–38.
  4. a fillet worn by women of ancient Greece.
  5. Carpentry. an oblique surface formed on a piece of wood or the like so as to butt against an oblique surface on another piece to be joined with it.
  6. Nautical. the inclined seam connecting the two cloths of an angulated sail.

verb (used with object)

  1. to bestow a miter upon, or raise to a rank entitled to it.
  2. to join with a miter joint.
  3. to cut to a miter.
  4. to join (two edges of fabric) at a corner by various methods of folding, cutting, and stitching.

Origin of miter

1350-1400; Middle English mitre (noun) Latin mitra Greek mítra turban, headdress

Examples for miter

I made a miter box, as shown, and found it to be just the thing for this purpose.

The miter box should be fastened firmly to a low table or box.

A strut joint is a form of miter joint used in making trusses.

A miter lap joint which is not so strong is shown in Fig. 2.

I also learned that what I called the bishop's hat was a miter.

Their insignia of office, the miter and crosier, are familiar to every one.

Then propose it yourself, and though it were more useful than a miter, it would be rejected.

I will give him back to you with the cross and miter, monseigneur.

He wears a miter and a flowing cope of scarlet, richly apparelled.

This is called the "miter" and may be 45 degrees or any other angle.

Word Value for miter
Scrable

7

Words with friends

8

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