mitring
mitring is the present participle and gerund of mitre.
Meaning of mitre
Verb
mitre (third-person singular simple present mitres, present participle mitring, simple past and past participle mitred)
- To adorn with a mitre.
- To unite at an angle of 45°.
- The bartizans have each a peculiar angle shaft on the outer face, which mitres into the string-course at bottom, and probably supported a shield with coat of arms or a crest or other ornament rising above the parapet1887, David MacGibbon and Thomas Ross., The Castellated and Domestic Architecture of Scotland from the Twelfth to the Eighteenth Century
Questions about mitring
- What is mitring the present participle and gerund of?
- Mitring is the present participle and gerund of mitre.
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