English-Thai Dictionary

miter

N หมวก ที่ พระ ใส่  muek-ti-pare-sai

 

miterwort

N พืช พวก  Mitella รูปร่าง ฝัก คล้าย หมวก บิชอป  พืช พวก  Cynoctonum Mitreola

 

Webster's 1828 Dictionary

MITER

n. 1. A sacerdotal ornament worn on the head by bishops and certain abbots, on solemn occasions.
2. In architecture, an angle of 45 degrees.
3. In Irish history, a sort of base money or coin.
4. Figuratively, the dignity of bishops or abbots.

 

MITER

v.t.To adorn with a miter. 1. To unite at an angle of 45 degrees.

 

MITERED

ppr. or a.Wearing a miter. 1. Honored with the privilege of wearing a miter.
2. Cut or joined at an angle of 45 degrees.

 

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

MITER; MITRE

Mi "ter, Mi "tre, n. Etym: [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.)

 

Defn: 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 (Zoöl.), 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 45º, 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.

 

MITER; MITRE

Mi "ter, Mi "tre, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Mitered or Mitred; p. pr. & vb. n. Mitering or Mitring.]

 

1. To place a miter upon; to adorn with a miter. "Mitered locks." Milton.

 

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.

 

MITER; MITRE

MITER; MITRE Mi "ter, Mi "tre, v. i.

 

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

 

MITERWORT

MITERWORT Mi "ter *wort `, n. (Bot. )

 

Defn: Any plant of the genus Mitella, -- slender, perennial herbs with a pod slightly resembling a bishop's miter; bishop's cap. False miterwort, a white-flowered perennial herb of the United States (Tiarella cardifolia ).

 

New American Oxford Dictionary

miter

mi ter |ˈmītər ˈmaɪdər |(Brit. mitre ) ▶noun 1 a tall headdress worn by bishops and senior abbots as a symbol of office, tapering to a point at front and back with a deep cleft between. • historical a headdress worn by a Jewish high priest. • historical a headband worn by women in ancient Greece.

2 (also miter joint ) a joint made between two pieces of wood or other material at an angle of 90 °, such that the line of junction bisects this angle. • a diagonal seam of two pieces of fabric that meet at a corner joining. 3 (also miter shell ) a mollusk of warm seas that has a sharply pointed shell with a narrow aperture, supposedly resembling a bishop's miter. [Family Mitridae, class Gastropoda: Mitra and other genera. ] ▶verb [ with obj. ] join by means of a miter. ORIGIN late Middle English: from Old French, via Latin from Greek mitra ‘belt or turban. ’

 

miter box

mi ter box ▶noun a guide to enable a saw to cut miter joints at the desired angle.

 

mitered

mi tered |ˈmītərd ˈmaɪdərd | ▶adjective 1 joined with a miter joint or seam: complete the sides with mitered corners. 2 bearing, wearing, or entitled to wear a miter: the mitered bishop.

 

Oxford Dictionary

miter

miter ▶noun & verb US spelling of mitre.

 

Duden Dictionary

Miterbe

Mit er be Substantiv, maskulin , der |M i terbe |der Miterbe; Genitiv: des Miterben, Plural: die Miterben jemand, der mit anderen zusammen Erbe von etwas ist

 

Miterbin

Mit er bin Substantiv, feminin , die |M i terbin |weibliche Form zu Miterbe

 

miterleben

mit er le ben schwaches Verb |m i terleben |schwaches Verb; Perfektbildung mit »hat « a bei etwas dabei sein, etwas aus unmittelbarer Nähe mitbekommen sie hat die Ereignisse [aus nächster Nähe, hautnah ] miterlebt | ein Fußballspiel im Fernsehen miterleben (am Bildschirm verfolgen ) können b (als zeitgenössische bzw. noch lebende Person ) erleben 3 er hat den Krieg noch, nicht mehr miterlebt

 

Sanseido Wisdom Dictionary

miter

mi ter ｟英 ｠-tre /máɪtə r /名詞 C 1 司教冠 〘権威の象徴 〙.2 司教の職 [地位 ].3 留め継ぎ (miter joint ).動詞 他動詞 1 …に法冠を授ける, …を司教に任命する .2 …を留め継ぎにする .～́ b ò x 留め継ぎ箱 〘木材に留め継ぎ面を作る時, 角度を調整するのに用いる道具 〙.