Mitre in Tagalog

What is the translation of word Mitre in Tagalog/Filipino ?

Meaning of   Mitre in Tagalog is : mitra

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Defenition of word Mitre

  • a tall headdress worn by bishops and senior abbots as a symbol of office, tapering to a point at front and back with a deep cleft between.
  • a joint made between two pieces of wood or other material at an angle of 90°, such that the line of junction bisects this angle.
  • a mollusk of warm seas that has a sharply pointed shell with a narrow aperture, supposedly resembling a bishop's miter.
  • join by means of a miter.

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Other meanings of Mitre

Examples

In it, a bishop who had committed disgraceful acts was stripped of the symbols of his office - mitre , crosier and ring.