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Definition of "mitered" [mitered]

  • Simple past tense and past participle of miter. (verb)

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Use "mitered" in a sentence
  • "The ribs of the vaulting being all of unequal length, they had to assume different curves almost immediately on rising from the impost; and as the mouldings of the ribs have to be run into each other ( "mitered" is the technical term) on the impost, there not being room to receive them all separately, it was almost impossible to get them to make their divergence from each other in a completely symmetrical manner; the shorter ribs with the quicker curves parted from each other at a lower point than the larger ones, and the"
  • "Oh yes, I'm also knitting a mitered sock odd ball blanket."
  • "Be sure the mitered seams of the stone pieces are filled with waterproof epoxy."