mitered

[ mahy-terd ]

/ ˈmaɪ tərd /

adjective

shaped like a bishop's miter or having a miter-shaped apex.

wearing, or entitled or privileged to wear, a miter.

Origin of mitered

Middle English word dating back to 1350–1400; see origin at miter, -ed³

Words nearby mitered

miter gear, miter joint, miter post, miter saw, miter square, mitered, mitered jib, miterer, mitergate, miterwort, mitford

Definition for mitered (2 of 2)

miter

[ mahy-ter ]

/ ˈmaɪ tər /

noun

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.

the office or rank of a bishop; bishopric.

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.

a fillet worn by women of ancient Greece.

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.

Nautical. the inclined seam connecting the two cloths of an angulated sail.

verb (used with object)

to bestow a miter upon, or raise to a rank entitled to it.

to join with a miter joint.

to cut to a miter.

to join (two edges of fabric) at a corner by various methods of folding, cutting, and stitching.

Also especially British, mi·tre.

Origin of miter

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

Example sentences from the Web for mitered

The edges of the boards are also mitered right thru for a short distance so that when finished the dovetails are invisible.

Handwork in Wood |William Noyes
The rails are not to be squared on the ends but are to be mitered each in turn.

Mission Furniture |H. H. Windsor
Behind her a mitered head, symbolizing the Church, nodded and beckoned significantly.

Carmen Ariza |Charles Francis Stocking
He was not awed by pageantry and pomp, by crowned Crime or mitered Pretence.

The Works of Robert G. Ingersoll, Vol. 4 (of 12) |Robert G. Ingersoll

Make the other side of collar to correspond and sew up the mitered corners.

Handbook of Wool Knitting and Crochet |Anonymous

British Dictionary definitions for mitered