bishop's-miter

bishop's-miter
\\ˈ ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷| ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷\ noun (plural bishops'-miters)
: a miter shell — compare mitra

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  • Bishop — Bish op, n. [OE. bischop, biscop, bisceop, AS. bisceop, biscop, L. episcopus overseer, superintendent, bishop, fr. Gr. ?, ? over + ? inspector, fr. root of ?, ?, to look to, perh. akin to L. specere to look at. See {Spy}, and cf. {Episcopal}.]… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • Bishop in partibus infidelium — Bishop Bish op, n. [OE. bischop, biscop, bisceop, AS. bisceop, biscop, L. episcopus overseer, superintendent, bishop, fr. Gr. ?, ? over + ? inspector, fr. root of ?, ?, to look to, perh. akin to L. specere to look at. See {Spy}, and cf.… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

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  • bishop's cap — noun any of various rhizomatous perennial herbs of the genus Mitella having a capsule resembling a bishop s miter • Syn: ↑miterwort, ↑mitrewort • Hypernyms: ↑herb, ↑herbaceous plant • Hyponyms: ↑fairy cup, ↑ …   Useful english dictionary

  • bishop's-cap — taškuotasis žvaigždinas statusas T sritis vardynas apibrėžtis Kaktusinių šeimos dekoratyvinis augalas (Astrophytum myriostigma), paplitęs Meksikoje. atitikmenys: lot. Astrophytum myriostigma angl. bishop s cap; bishop s hat; bishop s miter cactus …   Lithuanian dictionary (lietuvių žodynas)

  • bishop's-hat — taškuotasis žvaigždinas statusas T sritis vardynas apibrėžtis Kaktusinių šeimos dekoratyvinis augalas (Astrophytum myriostigma), paplitęs Meksikoje. atitikmenys: lot. Astrophytum myriostigma angl. bishop s cap; bishop s hat; bishop s miter cactus …   Lithuanian dictionary (lietuvių žodynas)

  • miter — miter1 [mīt′ər] n. [ME mitre < OFr < L mitra < Gr, a belt, fillet, headband, turban < IE * mitro, a band < base * mei , to bind, tie] 1. a headdress; specif., a) a tall, ornamented cap with peaks in front and back, worn by the pope …   English World dictionary

  • Bishop Blanchet High School — Infobox School name=Bishop Blanchet High School motto= mascot=Braves established=1954 type= enrollment= principal= faculty=73 Colors=Green and Gold free text= location=Seattle, Washington website= information= Bishop Blanchet High School is a… …   Wikipedia

  • miter — /muy teuhr/, n. 1. the official headdress of a bishop in the Western Church, in its modern form a tall cap with a top deeply cleft crosswise, the outline of the front and back resembling that of a pointed arch. 2. the office or rank of a bishop;… …   Universalium

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