mitre

Sinhala Dictionary definitions for mitre

mitre 🔊 /mɪˈtɹi or majˈtɚ/

mitre : මයිටරය

mitre : පාරිදර්ශක මකුටය

mitre definition

Noun.

  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.
  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. A sort of base money or coin.

Transitive verb.

  1. To place a miter upon; to adorn with a miter.
  2. To match together, as two pieces of molding or brass rule on a line bisecting the angle of junction; to bevel the ends or edges of, for the purpose of matching together at an angle.

Intransitive verb. To meet and match together, as two pieces of molding, on a line bisecting the angle of junction.

Noun. & Verb. See Miter.