mitres

Tall clerical headwear

Mitres is the plural of mitre, the British spelling of miter.

A mitre is the tall ceremonial headdress worn by bishops and abbots, with its distinctive pointed shape.

In carpentry, a mitre is an angled joint where two pieces meet, typically at 45 degrees to form a corner: The picture frame had clean mitres at each corner.

The verb means to join at such an angle or to confer a mitre upon a bishop.

bishop

episcopal

Relating to bishops

  • crosierEpiscopal ceremonial staff
  • vestmentCeremonial religious garment
  • clergyOrdained religious officials collectively

bishop · archbishop · pontiff · cardinal · pope · liturgy · cathedral · diocese · ordination · consecration

joint

woodworking

Craft of shaping lumber

angle · corner · frame · molding · baseboard · trim · saw · cope · picture frame · crown molding

geometry

bevel

Sloped edge or cut

corner · vertex · acute · obtuse · protractor · measurement · perpendicular · diagonal · slope · inclination

Categories
Opposites
religious headwear vs secular headwear

mitrescrowns

Regal head ornaments

tiaras · diadems · coronets · circlets · sceptres

clerical rank symbols

mitresbiretta

Ridged ecclesiastical cap

clerical collar · cassock · skullcap

joint types

mitresbutt joints

Ends joined flush together

dovetail joints · finger joints

Phrases
Family

mitre, mitred

Familiarity
Top 500,000
Profile
Timeless · Concrete · Rated G