mitres

Noun

mitre (plural mitres)

1. A covering for the head, worn on solemn occasions by church dignitaries, which has been made in many reincarnations, most recently as a tall cap with two points or peaks.
   • And so, spurring Rocinante, he rode forward, leaving them all amazed at having seen and observed both his strange figure and the intelligence of his servant, for that is what they judged Sancho to be. And another of the peasants said: "If the servant is this intelligent, what must the master be...1605 (Part One), 1615 (Part Two), Translated in 2003, Miguel de Cervantes, translated by Edith Grossman, Don Quixote, page 896
2. The surface forming the bevelled end or edge of a piece where a miter joint is made; also, a joint formed or a junction affected by two bevelled ends or edges; a mitral joint.
3. (historical) A 13th-century coin minted in Europe which circulated in Ireland as a debased counterfeit sterling penny, outlawed under Edward I.
4. A cap or cowl for a chimney or ventilation pipe.
5. A gusset in sewing, etc.
6. (rare) A square with one triangular quarter missing from the outside.

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