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How to pronounce miter in English?

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Type Words
Synonyms mitre
Type of headdress, headgear
Derivation mitral
Type Words
Synonyms miter joint, mitre, mitre joint
Type of joint
Type Words
Synonyms mitre
Type of surface


he covered the miter with glue before making the joint.
Type Words
Type of chamfer, bevel
Type Words
Type of bestow, confer
Type Words
Type of join

Examples of miter

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A white miter was set on his head, which rested on three golden damask pillows.
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Then I asked my new next-door-neighbor, Paco, if I could borrow his miter saw.
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One thing my miter saws must have is the ability to make cuts past 45 degrees.
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With a miter saw, cut out each section, cutting on side of tape nearest joint.
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Price is an accurate measure of quality when you are comparing compound miter saws.
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The groom's cake was shaped like a 2-by-4, and it was displayed on a real miter saw.
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Decked in the miter and cope presented to him by Japan's Anglicans in 1948.
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Thompson was cutting wood trim with a miter saw when the accident occurred.
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Most projects require miter joints on the exposed surfaces for a professional appearance.
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More examples
  • Miter joint: joint that forms a corner; usually both sides are bevelled at a 45-degree angle to form a 90-degree corner
  • Bevel the edges of, to make a miter joint
  • The surface of a beveled end of a piece where a miter joint is made; "he covered the miter with glue before making the joint"
  • Confer a miter on (a bishop)
  • A liturgical headdress worn by bishops on formal occasions
  • Fit together in a miter joint
  • Mitre may refer to:
  • Bishop Blanchet High School is a coed Catholic high school located just north of Green Lake in Seattle, Washington, United States. It was founded in 1954 by the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Seattle, and named for the first bishop of the diocese, A.M.A. Blanchet (1797-1887). ...
  • Alternative form of miter joint; To finish a material at an angle, frequently 45 degrees, or sometimes with some specific shape, so that it will fit up tightly against another piece of material, as with a picture frame