( US miter )
■ noun
1》 a tall cleft headdress that tapers to a point at front and back, worn by bishops and senior abbots.
2》 (also ~ joint ) a joint made between two pieces of wood or other material at an angle of 90°, such that the line of junction bisects this angle.
↘a diagonal seam of two pieces of fabric that meet at a corner.
3》 (also ~ shell ) a mollusc of warm seas which has a sharply pointed shell. [ Mitra and other genera.]
■ verb join by means of a ~.
Derivatives
~d adjective
Origin
ME: from OFr., via L. from Gk mitra 'belt or turban'.