MITER

I. noun or mitre Etymology: Middle English mitre, from Anglo-French, from Latin mitra headband, turban, from Greek Date: 14th century a liturgical headdress worn by bishops and abbots, 2. \perhaps from ~ headdress] a surface forming the beveled end or edge of a piece where a joint is made by cutting two pieces at an angle and fitting them together, ~ joint , II. transitive verb or mitre (~ed or mitred; ~ing or mitring) Date: 14th century to confer a ~ on, 2. to match or fit together in a ~ joint, to bevel the ends of for making a ~ joint, ~er noun