Mitre

mitre (US miter), n 1 tall pointed head-dress worn by bishops and abbots on ceremonial occasions as a symbol of their office 主教冠（主教和男修道院院长行典礼时所戴, 为职位的象徵）. 2 (also `mitre-joint) corner joint esp of two pieces of wood with their ends evenly tapered so that together they form a right angle 斜接口, 斜榫（尤指两木相接成直角的）. mitre (US miter), v [Tn esp passive 尤用於被动语态] join (esp two pieces of wood) with a mitre-joint 斜接（尤指两木）: mitred corners 斜接角.