mitra — meaning in English
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English meaning
- mitre noun A covering for the head, worn on solemn occasions by church dignitaries, which has been made in many forms, mostly recently a tall cap with two points or peaks.
Senses
mitra is used for these senses in English:
- mitre A covering for the head, worn on solemn occasions by church dignitaries, which has been made in many forms, mostly recently a tall cap with two points or peaks.
- pope's nose (idiomatic) The tail end piece of a cooked fowl (chicken, turkey etc.).
- submachine gun A type of short range machine gun that is carried as a personal weapon and uses pistol ammunition.
mitre — full definition
- noun A covering for the head, worn on solemn occasions by church dignitaries, which has been made in many forms, mostly recently a tall cap with two points or peaks.
- noun The surface forming the bevelled 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.
- noun A 13th-century coin minted in Europe which circulated in Ireland as a debased counterfeit sterling penny, outlawed under Edward I.
- noun A cap or cowl for a chimney or ventilation pipe.