Mitre

mī′tėr, n. a head-dre worn by archbishops and bishops, and sometimes by abbots: ( fig. ) episcopal dignity: ( arch it. ) a junction of two pieces, as of moulding, at an angle of 45°: a cap or cowl for a chimney or ventilator-pipe: a gu et in sewing, .— v.t. to adorn with a mitre: to unite at an angle of 45°.— adjs. Mī′tral , Mit′riform , having the form of a mitre: ( bot. ) conical, and somewhat dilated at the base.— ns. Mī′tre-joint , a joint between two pieces, each cut at an angle of 45°; Mī′tre-wheel , a bevel-wheel having its face inclined 45° to its axis. [Fr.,—L. mitra —Gr. mitra , belt, fillet.]