Clues for the word "MITRE"

We've had 58 crossword clues used for this word, and seen it 73 times in crosswords. It was last seen in LA Times crossword on March 30, 2025.

Definition of mitre

n. - 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.
n. - 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.
n. - A sort of base money or coin.
v. t. - To place a miter upon; to adorn with a miter.
v. t. - 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.
v. i. - To meet and match together, as two pieces of molding, on a line bisecting the angle of junction.
n. & v. - See Miter.