"miter" meaning in English

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Noun

IPA: /ˈmaɪ.təɹ/ [US], /ˈmit.əɹ/ [US] Forms: miters [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} miter (plural miters)
  1. (American spelling) Alternative form of mitre Tags: US, alt-of, alternative Alternative form of: mitre
    Sense id: en-miter-en-noun-D~tmxZgd
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: mitre

Verb

IPA: /ˈmaɪ.təɹ/ [US], /ˈmit.əɹ/ [US] Forms: miters [present, singular, third-person], mitering [participle, present], mitered [participle, past], mitered [past]
Head templates: {{en-verb}} miter (third-person singular simple present miters, present participle mitering, simple past and past participle mitered)
  1. (American spelling) Alternative form of mitre (“to unite at an angle of 45°”) Tags: US, alt-of, alternative Alternative form of: mitre (extra: to unite at an angle of 45°)
    Sense id: en-miter-en-verb-3Dg5Nq7t Categories (other): English links with manual fragments, English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 28 72
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: mitre

Inflected forms

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