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  • verb Simple past tense and past participle of miter.

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Examples

  • 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

    Scientific American Supplement, No. 647, May 26, 1888 Various

  • Oh yes, I'm also knitting a mitered sock odd ball blanket.

    Jean's Knitting Jean 2009

  • For the second wall, I bought a piece of poster board, tacked it onto the wall, used some pre-mitered wood and made the frame.

    Hints From Heloise washingtonpost.com 2010

  • Floor-to-ceiling windows with mitered corners maximize the views that extend from south of Point Lobos to Pebble Beach and 60 miles north to Santa Cruz.

    Big Ocean Views in Carmel Sarah Tilton 2011

  • I am entranced with mitered squares at the moment ... which is good because I certainly need something to pass the time with ...

    Jean's Knitting Jean 2009

  • Richard Pharaoh Floor-to-ceiling windows with mitered corners maximize the views that extend from south of Point Lobos to Pebble Beach and 60 miles north to Santa Cruz.

    Big Ocean Views in Carmel 2011

  • Be sure the mitered seams of the stone pieces are filled with waterproof epoxy.

    New angle on installing a corner shower Tim Carter 2010

  • I am currently making a mitered garter stitch blanket for a friend who is going through cancer treatment ... and luckily it is just interesting enough to keep me rolling, but it is also super easy.

    Jean's Knitting Jean 2009

  • Women who have been exposed to good fashion will appreciate small luxuries like mitered cuffs and mother of pearl buttons.

    Daphne Duquesne: Your Boyfriend's New Shirt=Your New Shirt(SLIDESHOW) 2010

  • In addition to 6,000 square feet of living space, 4 bedrooms, 4.5 bathrooms, and panoramic views spanning the ocean to the city, the Ennis House is clearly imprinted with the FLW stamp, featuring "prairie-style leaded art glass, mitered windows, & the best remaining example of one of only four glass mosaic-tile fireplaces."

    Frank Lloyd Wright's Ennis House PRICE REDUCTION: Now Half-Price (PHOTOS) 2010

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