Miter \Mi"ter\, Mitre \Mi"tre\, n. [F. mitre, fr. L. mitra
headband, turban, Gr. ?.]
1. A covering for the head, worn on solemn occasions by
church dignitaries. It has been made in many forms, the
present form being a lofty cap with two points or peaks.
--Fairholt.
2. The surface forming the beveled end or edge of a piece
where a miter joint is made; also, a joint formed or a
junction effected by two beveled ends or edges; a miter
joint.
3. (Numis.) A sort of base money or coin.
Miter box (Carp. & Print.), an apparatus for guiding a
handsaw at the proper angle in making a miter joint; esp.,
a wooden or metal trough with vertical kerfs in its
upright sides, for guides.
Miter dovetail (Carp.), a kind of dovetail for a miter
joint in which there is only one joint line visible, and
that at the angle.
Miter gauge (Carp.), a gauge for determining the angle of a
miter.
Miter joint, a joint formed by pieces matched and united
upon a line bisecting the angle of junction, as by the
beveled ends of two pieces of molding or brass rule, etc.
The term is used especially when the pieces form a right
angle. See Miter, 2.
Miter shell (Zo["o]l.), any one of numerous species of
marine univalve shells of the genus Mitra.
Miter square (Carp.), a bevel with an immovable arm at an
angle of 45[deg], for striking lines on stuff to be
mitered; also, a square with an arm adjustable to any
angle.
Miter wheels, a pair of bevel gears, of equal diameter,
adapted for working together, usually with their axes at
right angles.
Source: Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)
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