miter
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By 08:30, archbishops and bishops will gather in the Constantine Wing, adjacent to the basilica, wearing liturgical clothes including simple white miter.
From BBC ● Apr. 22, 2025
The archbishop’s miter, modeled after the one he wore at his installation, is immediately recognizable.
From Seattle Times ● Apr. 30, 2023
Benedict’s body was dressed with a miter, the peaked headgear of a bishop, and a red cloak.
From Washington Times ● Jan. 2, 2023
A miter and crosier nestle in a back niche that echoes the Scuola degli Schiavoni’s own architecture.
From New York Times ● Dec. 9, 2022
He holds his miter on his lap, exposing a head of fine silvery hair.
From "Ophelia" by Lisa Klein
And by 09:00, patriarchs and cardinals will congregate in Saint Sebastian Chapel, in the basilica, wearing white damask miters.
From BBC ● Apr. 22, 2025
To close the gaps between the molding miters and the wall, apply a thin line of paintable caulk.
From Seattle Times ● May 12, 2023
Once the strip is loose, you might find that it is still caught at the corners; molding is often cut slightly long so the pieces spring into place at the miters, ensuring a tight joint.
From Washington Post ● Jun. 5, 2020
They had to be able to see the altar, but needed to be positioned to the side so that their miters — the tall ceremonial hats — didn’t block the view for other congregants.
From New York Times ● Sep. 19, 2015
“If the miters only had eyes and could see what heads they were upon—” “If the miters were natural objects,” added another in a nasal tone, “Natura abhorrer vacuum.”
From The Social Cancer by Charles E. Derbyshire
The collection was then tucked away into FIDM’s archives until Frank’s colleague posted one of the blazers on Instagram, highlighting the garment’s mesh of “Victorian-style piecework and embroidery with precision mitered tailoring.”
From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 13, 2025
Panel doors are connected by “mortise-and-tenon or mitered joints, and mullions that run vertically between the rails.”
From New York Times ● Jan. 5, 2021
Begin a little way away from the mitered corner, not right at it.
From Washington Post ● Jun. 5, 2020
According to Father Greeley, it is being held together by mitered pinheads.
From Time Magazine Archive
All mitered cuts because, he announced, The Amazing Deck would be octagonal.
From "Please Ignore Vera Dietz" by A.S. King
Initials, colored, 60; spacing and mitering of, 59.
From The Booklover and His Books by Harry Lyman Koopman
Run it in a straight line, on the wall against the ceiling wherever possible, mitering the joints neatly.
From Electricity for the farm Light, heat and power by inexpensive methods from the water wheel or farm engine by Frederick Irving Anderson
Beveling and Mitering.—There is a difference in the terms "beveling" and "mitering," as used in the art.
From Carpentry for Boys In a Simple Language, Including Chapters on Drawing, Laying Out Work, Designing and Architecture With 250 Original Illustrations by James Slough Zerbe
Fit these base pieces to place, mitering the joints.
From Mission Furniture How to Make It, Part 2 by H. H. (Henry Haven) Windsor
The mitering of lace or embroidery is often necessary in making collars and in finishing corners.
From Textiles and Clothing by Kate Heintz Watson
