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The surface forming the beveled end or edge of a piece where a miter joint is made; also, a joint formed or a junction effected by two beveled ends or edges; a miter joint.
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To match together, as two pieces of molding or brass rule on a line bisecting the angle of junction; to fit together in a miter joint.
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To bevel the ends or edges of, for the purpose of matching together at an angle.
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To meet and match together, as two pieces of molding, on a line bisecting the angle of junction.
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To cut an angle other than 90 degrees. Most often use to describe a type of saw used to cut various angles a Miter Saw.
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It is the junction of two units at an angle of which the junction lines generally bisect on a 450 angle.
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A joint formed by beveling the edges or ends of two pieces at 45-degree angles, then fitting them together to make a 90-degree angle.
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(1) A kind of joint formed by fitting together two pieces, beveled to a specific angle (normally 45 degrees) to form a corner, usually at a right angle. (2) Bend in a pipe created by cutting it at an angle and welding it together.
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A joint where the meeting angle of two pieces of stock is divided. For example, the 90° corner of a picture frame is usually created by cutting two mating 450 miters. This same 900 corner angle could also be divided and produced with a 60° cut and a 30° cut.
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To join two edges at an angle (usually a 45 degree angle) creating a diagonal seam frequently located at a corner.
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To trim the ends of wood, plaster ,or fabric to form a 45-degree angle so that when two ends are joined together they form a perfect right angle.
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The diagonal seam joining two pieces at a corner.
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A diagonal fold made at the corner in an edge finish
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To cut at a bevel of forty-five degrees. A bevel of forty-five degrees.
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The length a sharp join can reach before being truncated.
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To cut on an angle so that two edges joins without a space.
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beveled edge of a piece used to fit another to form a blocking structure, such as a water lock
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The junction of two units at an angle, in which the junction line usually bisects at 45-degrees.
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joint that forms a corner; usually both sides are bevelled at a 45-degree angle to form a 90-degree corner
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the surface of a beveled end of a piece where a miter joint is made; "he covered the miter with glue before making the joint"
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bevel the edges of, to make a miter joint
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a pair of angled cuts made on two pieces of wood that are to be joined
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An angled cut made across the face of a board from edge to edge.
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An angled cut, usually 45°. Unlike a compound miter cut, the saw blade remains straight at 0°.
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A joint made when two beveled surfaces form a specific angle. For example, two pieces of wood each beveled at 22 1/2° will form a 45° angle when joined together.
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The manner in which two boards that meet at right angles are cut so that ends do not show. Miters are usually 45-degree cuts.
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A joint made by cutting two pieces of material at an angle (usually 90 degrees) and fitting them together. Also spelled Mitre.
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Two angles cut and joined forming a continuous profile. (Sometimes spelled mitre)
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Seaming two edges of material diagonally at a corner or cutting two lengths of wallpaper/border at a 45° angle to form a right angle when they are joined.
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A joint made by fitting together two angled pieces to form a right angle.
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A joint formed by two pieces of wood being cut at an angle.
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The process of cutting material for an equal angle joint.
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To cut frame molding on an angle for joining to other mitered pieces.
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A joint in which the ends of two pieces of wood are cut at equal angles (typically 45 degrees) to form a corner.
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To angle-cut the ends or edges of a piece.
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The splicing of two cast stone profiles at an angle (see quirk miter).
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The joint made by two diagonally cut pieces put together.
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The junction of two pieces of carpet, wood, or other material at an angle; usually 45 degrees to form a right angle, but may be any combination of angles. Mixed media -- a wood floor that is predominantly wood but incorporates other material such as slate, stone, ceramic, marble, or metal.
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A cut or joint made at an acute angle, like those on picture frames, where pieces of trim meet at corners.
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To make a diagonal cut, beveled to a specific angle (usually 45°). Sometimes miter cuts are made into an overlapping siding or soffit panel surface, to provide a neater appearance.
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the joint produced by joining two diagonally cut pieces.
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To join two pieces of fabric so that the ends meet at a right angle with a diagonal seam.
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An angled cut across the end of a lineal part, usually done to join with a similarly-cut part at a corner.
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A 45 degree angle joint used to conceal end grain; most often used in frames and tabletops.
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The joints of a picture frame are miter cut at 45 degree angle.
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Joint in the molding where it changes direction, usually at 90 degrees.
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