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📐 Joined at angle ⛪ Wearing a mitre
mitred

mitred

7.6
Having two edges cut to meet at an angle to form a neat corner
  • adjective
  • /ˈmaɪtərd/
  • UK
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  • To achieve a clean finish, the picture frame had mitred edges that fit perfectly together.

Examples

  • I love the mitred corner!

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  • The carpenter carefully cut the wood at a precise angle to create a mitred joint for the cabinet's corner.

  • Even a half a degree off and these miter joints won't be tight and the frame won't be structurally sound.

  • When constructing the bookshelf, he used mitred corners to strengthen the structure and enhance its appearance.

Surface Forms

mitred positive
mitered positive

Morphology

mitred = mitre (transparent) = mitre + ed

Formed from the verb 'mitre' with the adjectival/past-participle suffix '-ed', directly indicating that something has been mitred (joined or cut at an angle).

Etymology

The word mitred comes from mitre, meaning 'pointed hat' worn by bishops. A mitred joint is cut so the edges meet at an angle, like the two sides of that hat, so the name helps you remember a neat corner made by joining pieces.