name · noun · verb · 13 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot
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Pronunciation
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US:/ˈmaɪtəɹ/
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rhymes with -aɪtə(ɹ)
CMU ARPABET:M IH1 T R IY0
Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.
CMU ARPABET 2:M AY1 T ER0
Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.
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name
Meaning 1
A locality in the Rural City of Horsham and the Shire of West Wimmera, western Victoria, Australia.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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noun
Meaning 2
A covering for the head, worn on solemn occasions by church dignitaries, which has been made in many forms, mostly recently a tall cap with two points or peaks.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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noun
Meaning 3
The surface forming the bevelled 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.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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noun
Meaning 4
A 13th-century coin minted in Europe which circulated in Ireland as a debased counterfeit sterling penny, outlawed under Edward I.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: historical
Topics: hobbies, lifestyle, numismatics
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noun
Meaning 5
A cap or cowl for a chimney or ventilation pipe.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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noun
Meaning 6
A gusset in sewing, etc.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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noun
Meaning 7
A square with one triangular quarter missing from the outside.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: rare
Topics: geometry, mathematics, sciences
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noun
Meaning 8
A mitre shell
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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verb
Meaning 9
To adorn with a mitre.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: Commonwealth
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verb
Meaning 10
To unite at an angle of 45°.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: Commonwealth
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noun
Meaning 11
a liturgical headdress worn by bishops on formal occasions
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Meaning relationships
Synonyms: miter
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: headdress, headgear
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noun
Meaning 12
the surface of a beveled end of a piece where a miter joint is made
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
Examples
he covered the miter with glue before making the joint
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: miter
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: surface
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noun
Meaning 13
joint that forms a corner; usually both sides are bevelled at a 45-degree angle to form a 90-degree corner
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Meaning relationships
Synonyms: miter joint, mitre joint, miter
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: joint
History
Etymology
From Middle English mytre, from Old French mitre, from Ancient Greek μίτρα (mítra, “headband, turban”). Its use in reference to a counterfeit coin derived from the bishop's mitre stamped upon it. Doublet of Mithras, Mithra, Mitra, and Mehr.
Across languages
Translations
48 source translations are retained for this English entry.
Armenian:
խույր
(xuyr)
— a covering for the head, worn on solemn occasions by church dignitaries
Basque:
mitra
— a covering for the head, worn on solemn occasions by church dignitaries
Belarusian:
мітра
(mitra)
— a covering for the head, worn on solemn occasions by church dignitaries
Bulgarian:
митра
(mitra)
— a covering for the head, worn on solemn occasions by church dignitaries
Catalan:
mitra
— a covering for the head, worn on solemn occasions by church dignitaries
Chinese Mandarin:
主教冠
(zhǔjiàoguàn)
— a covering for the head, worn on solemn occasions by church dignitaries
Czech:
infule
— a covering for the head, worn on solemn occasions by church dignitaries
Czech:
mitra
— a covering for the head, worn on solemn occasions by church dignitaries
Danish:
mitra
— a covering for the head, worn on solemn occasions by church dignitaries
Dutch:
mijter
— a covering for the head, worn on solemn occasions by church dignitaries
Esperanto:
mitro
— a covering for the head, worn on solemn occasions by church dignitaries
Finnish:
hiippa
— a covering for the head, worn on solemn occasions by church dignitaries
French:
mitre
— a covering for the head, worn on solemn occasions by church dignitaries
Galician:
mitra
— a covering for the head, worn on solemn occasions by church dignitaries
Georgian:
მიტრა
(miṭra)
— a covering for the head, worn on solemn occasions by church dignitaries
German:
Mitra
— a covering for the head, worn on solemn occasions by church dignitaries
Greek:
μίτρα
(mítra)
— a covering for the head, worn on solemn occasions by church dignitaries
Hungarian:
mitra
— a covering for the head, worn on solemn occasions by church dignitaries
Hungarian:
püspöksüveg
— a covering for the head, worn on solemn occasions by church dignitaries
Hungarian:
süveg
— a covering for the head, worn on solemn occasions by church dignitaries
Ido:
mitro
— a covering for the head, worn on solemn occasions by church dignitaries
Irish:
mítéar
— a covering for the head, worn on solemn occasions by church dignitaries
Italian:
mitra
— a covering for the head, worn on solemn occasions by church dignitaries
Japanese:
ミトラ
(mitora)
— a covering for the head, worn on solemn occasions by church dignitaries
Korean:
주교관
(jugyogwan)
— a covering for the head, worn on solemn occasions by church dignitaries
Latin:
mitra
— a covering for the head, worn on solemn occasions by church dignitaries
Latvian:
mitra
— a covering for the head, worn on solemn occasions by church dignitaries
Lithuanian:
mitra
— a covering for the head, worn on solemn occasions by church dignitaries
Macedonian:
митра
(mitra)
— a covering for the head, worn on solemn occasions by church dignitaries
Norwegian:
mitra
— a covering for the head, worn on solemn occasions by church dignitaries
Old Norse:
mítr
— a covering for the head, worn on solemn occasions by church dignitaries
Old Norse:
mítra
— a covering for the head, worn on solemn occasions by church dignitaries
Polish:
mitra
— a covering for the head, worn on solemn occasions by church dignitaries
Polish:
infuła
— a covering for the head, worn on solemn occasions by church dignitaries
Portuguese:
mitra
— a covering for the head, worn on solemn occasions by church dignitaries
Romanian:
mitră
— a covering for the head, worn on solemn occasions by church dignitaries
Russian:
митра
(mitra)
— a covering for the head, worn on solemn occasions by church dignitaries
Serbo-Croatian:
митра
— a covering for the head, worn on solemn occasions by church dignitaries
Serbo-Croatian:
mitra
— a covering for the head, worn on solemn occasions by church dignitaries
Slovak:
mitra
— a covering for the head, worn on solemn occasions by church dignitaries
Slovene:
mitra
— a covering for the head, worn on solemn occasions by church dignitaries
Spanish:
mitra
— a covering for the head, worn on solemn occasions by church dignitaries
Swedish:
mitra
— a covering for the head, worn on solemn occasions by church dignitaries
Tagalog:
mitra
— a covering for the head, worn on solemn occasions by church dignitaries
Turkish:
mitre
— a covering for the head, worn on solemn occasions by church dignitaries
Ukrainian:
митра
(mytra)
— a covering for the head, worn on solemn occasions by church dignitaries
Welsh:
meitr
— a covering for the head, worn on solemn occasions by church dignitaries
Hungarian:
félderékszögbenilleszt (össze)
— to unite at an angle of 45°
