mitringmiteringn.
/ˈmʌɪtərɪŋ/, U.S. /ˈmaɪdərɪŋ/ The action of mitre v.2 (spec. in Joinery). Also concrete: the mitred end of a piece of wood, etc., joined or intended to be joined to another.
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the world > space > shape > angularity > [noun] > angle or corner > shaping to angle of 45 degrees
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society > occupation and work > industry > building or constructing > constructing or working with wood > [noun] > wooden structures or wooden parts of > means of fitting together > methods of
mortising1589
notching1599
scarfing1644
tabulation1658
mitringc1664
tenoning1678
dovetailing1703
cocking1710
tabling1717
cogging1823
foxtail-wedging1825
mitre dovetailing1825
halving1842
key-dovetailing1847
boxing1874
c1664 R. Pratt Note-bk. in R. T. Gunther Archit. Sir Roger Pratt (1928) ix. 127 A greater allowance must be given for ye mitering in each corner so that ye whole may chance to take up 20 feet in circumference.
1731 W. Halfpenny Perspective made Easy 31 The Mitering of the under side of every Square..must be drawn from the Point of Sight.
1778 Encycl. Brit. I. 618 The thickness of the bracket, with its mitring to the riser.
1852 tr. J. J. Seidel Organ & its Constr. 158 Sometimes pipes require even a repeated mitering. This mitering greatly influences the..tone of a pipe.
1938 Amer. Home Oct. 110/2 Some rather fussy mitering..was called for, so I used a carpenter's 45-degree miter box and a hacksaw.
2000 Trailer/Body Builders (Electronic ed.) 1 Dec. The..saw..features..60-degree mitering in both directions, and..high production cutting.
Compounds
C1. General attributive, as mitring box, mitring tool, etc.
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society > occupation and work > equipment > equipment for marking out work > [noun] > templates
mitre box1678
temple1688
profile1751
curb1792
rod1793
template1819
turning-piece1823
mitring box1845
mitre block1846
former1847
sweep1885
1845 Encycl. Metrop. XXV. 177/1 Tools used by the plasterer... There are also various mitring tools of iron or steel.
1871 Amer. Encycl. Printing 307/1 Mitring Box, a box used to facilitate the operation of cutting material that is to be mitred.
1875 J. Lukin Carpentry & Joinery 39 The Mitreing Box..is used to cut pieces of moulding at the right angle for picture and other frames.
2000 SelfBuild & Design Oct. (50 Top Tips Suppl.) 16 Purchase a metal (not plastic) mitring triangle.
C2.
mitring-machine n. a machine for mitring printers' rules; (also) one which cuts material for mitre joints.
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society > occupation and work > equipment > machine tool > other specific machine tools > [noun] > mitring machine
mitre machine1831
mitring-machine1871
1871 Amer. Encycl. Printing 307/1 Mitring Machines, various machines made for the purpose of mitring rules neatly and accurately.
1875 E. H. Knight Amer. Mech. Dict. II. 1453/2 Mitering-machine (Joinery), a machine for mitering or slanting the ends of pieces which are to be united by a miter-joint.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2002; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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