mitre

¹

[ mahy-ter ]

noun

, mi·tred, mi·tring.

1. Chiefly British. a variant of miter.

Mitre

²

[ mee-trey; Spanish mee-tre ]

noun

1. Bar·to·lo·mé [bah, r, -taw-law-, me], 1821–1906, Argentine soldier, statesman, and author: president of Argentina 1862–68.

mitre

/ ˈmaɪtə /

noun

1. Christianity the liturgical headdress of a bishop or abbot, in most western churches consisting of a tall pointed cleft cap with two bands hanging down at the back
2. short for mitre joint
3. a bevelled surface of a mitre joint
4. (in sewing) a diagonal join where the hems along two sides meet at a corner of the fabric

verb

1. to make a mitre joint between (two pieces of material, esp wood)
2. to make a mitre in (a fabric)
3. to confer a mitre upon

   a mitred abbot

Word History and Origins

Origin of mitre¹

C14: from Old French, from Latin mitra, from Greek mitra turban

Example Sentences

Black Tomato is planning private group treks to untrammeled destinations like the Mitre Peninsula in Argentina’s Patagonia region, priced at more than $60,000 per person.

From New York Times

The morning after his victory, Milei told Radio Mitre that inflation is so entrenched it could take him as much as half his four-year term to fix.

From Seattle Times

“Everything that can be in the hands of the private sector will be in the hands of the private sector,” Milei told Bueno Aires station Radio Mitre.

From Seattle Times

"I think my first pair of trainers was a pair of Mitre football boots," she tells BBC Sport, looking back at her "football-obsessed, Dennis Wise-obsessed" Chelsea-supporting younger self.

From BBC

Georgia Secretary of State Brad Raffensperger touted the Mitre report as proof that the state’s voting system is secure.

From Washington Times

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