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Miter

Alt. of Mitre

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Bestow 76% connected

To lay up in store; to deposit for safe keeping; to stow; to place; to put.

oewn 2023 0% interchangeable

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Bevel 76% connected

Any angle other than a right angle; the angle which one surface makes with another when they are not at right angles; the slant or inclination of suc…

oewn 2023 0% interchangeable

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Chamfer 76% connected

The surface formed by cutting away the arris, or angle, formed by two faces of a piece of timber, stone, etc.

oewn 2023 0% interchangeable

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Confer 76% connected

To bring together for comparison; to compare.

oewn 2023 0% interchangeable

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Headdress 76% connected

A covering or ornament for the head; a headtire.

oewn 2023 0% interchangeable

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Headgear 76% connected

Headdress.

oewn 2023 0% interchangeable

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Join 76% connected

To bring together, literally or figuratively; to place in contact; to connect; to couple; to unite; to combine; to associate; to add; to append.

oewn 2023 0% interchangeable

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Joint 76% connected

The place or part where two things or parts are joined or united; the union of two or more smooth or even surfaces admitting of a close-fitting or ju…

oewn 2023 0% interchangeable

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Surface 76% connected

The exterior part of anything that has length and breadth; one of the limits that bound a solid, esp. the upper face; superficies; the outside; as, t…

oewn 2023 0% interchangeable

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Mitral 74% connected

Pertaining to a miter; resembling a miter; as, the mitral valve between the left auricle and left ventricle of the heart.

oewn 2023 15% interchangeable

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Mitral 74% connected

Pertaining to a miter; resembling a miter; as, the mitral valve between the left auricle and left ventricle of the heart.

oewn 2023 15% interchangeable

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Synonym 1

Mitre 92% connected

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…

oewn 2023 68% interchangeable

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