miter

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miter[1,noun] miter[2,transitive verb]

Main Entry: ¹mi·ter
Variant(s): or mi·tre /'mI-t&r/
Function: noun
Etymology: Middle English mitre, from Anglo-French, from Latin mitra headband, turban, from Greek
1 : a liturgical headdress worn by bishops and abbots
2 [perhaps from miter headdress] a : 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 b : MITER JOINT