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Definition of Miters
1. miter [v] - See also: miter
Lexicographical Neighbors of Miters
Literary usage of Miters
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. International Library of Technology: A Series of Textbooks for Persons by International Textbook Company (1902)
"INVOLVED miters. 3O. When a cornice of wide projection is to be placed on a building
... miters of this kind are termed, by cornice makers, involved miters. ..."
2. Sheet Metal Drafting, Prepared in the Extension Division of the University by Ellsworth M. Longfield (1921)
"Problem 43 FACE miters 81. Face miters.—A face miter may always be distinguished
from a return miter by the fact that the miter line can be seen in the ..."
3. Woodwork for Secondary Schools: A Text-book for High Schools and Colleges by Ira Samuel Griffith (1916)
"Table for Set-Up of Universal Saw for Compound miters.—Fig. 172 illustrates a
table for determining the saw setting for cutting miters for square, ..."
4. The Roofing, Cornice and Skylight Manual: Practical Articles on Laying Flat (1901)
"The lower or curb miter of this bar is the same as that already developed for
the bar C on Plate V. PLATE X. DEVELOPMENT OF CAP miters. ..."
5. Wood Carving: Design and Workmanship by George Jack (1903)
"CHAPTER VII THE GRAIN OF THE WOOD Obstinacy of the Woody Fiber—First Exercise in
Grounding — Description of Method — Cutting the miters — Handling of Tools, ..."
6. Practical Sheet Metal Work and Demonstrated Patterns: A Comprehensive Treatise by John Henry Teschmacher (1911)
"THE miters BETWEEN STRAIGHT AND CURVED MOLDINGS Where two horizontal moldings of
similar profiles intersect with a curved molding having the same profile, ..."
7. Essentials of Sheet Metal Work and Pattern Drafting by James Sharkey Daugherty (1918)
"CHAPTER XV RETURN AND FACE miters This chapter treats of the method of obtaining
patterns for miters between sheet metal moldings. ..."
8. A Practical Treatise on the Steel Square and Its Application to Everyday Use by Frederick Thomas Hodgson (1913)
"POLYGONS AND THEIR miters. FIG. 31 THE FENCE The first thing required in connection
with the square is a "fence." This is a simple affair and «iay be of ..."
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