- mitre box
- (also mitre block)noun a block or open-sided box used as a guide for a saw when cutting mitre joints.
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Mitre box — A mitre box (US spelling, miter box ) is a woodworking tool used to guide a hand saw to make precise mitre cuts in a board. A home made manual miter sawing box. The most common form of a mitre box is a 3 sided box which is open at the top and the … Wikipedia
mitre box — noun hand tool for guiding handsaws in making crosscuts or miter joints • Syn: ↑miter box • Hypernyms: ↑hand tool * * * mitre box noun A box with narrow slots to guide a saw when cutting a mitre • • • Main Entry: ↑mitre … Useful english dictionary
mitre box — /ˈmaɪtə bɒks/ (say muytuh boks) noun a box or apparatus for use in cutting a mitre (def. 5) …
Box — describes a variety of containers and receptacles. When no specific shape is described, a typical rectangular box may be expected. Nevertheless, a box may have a horizontal cross section that is square, elongated, round or oval; sloped or domed… … Wikipedia
Mitre 10 (Australia) — Mitre 10 redirects here. For the New Zealand store chain of the same name, see Mitre 10 (New Zealand). Mitre 10 Australia Type Public Unlisted Company Industry Retail/Trade Building supplies … Wikipedia
Mitre 10 (New Zealand) — Mitre 10 New Zealand Limited Industry Retail and trade building supplies Headquarters Auckland, New Zealand Area served New Zealand … Wikipedia
mitre — n. & v. (US miter) n. 1 a tall deeply cleft head dress worn by bishops and abbots, esp. as a symbol of office. 2 the joint of two pieces of wood or other material at an angle of 90°, such that the line of junction bisects this angle. 3 a diagonal … Useful english dictionary
Mitre — Miter Mi ter, Mitre Mi tre, n. [F. mitre, fr. L. mitra headband, turban, Gr. ?.] 1. A covering for the head, worn on solemn occasions by bishops and other church dignitaries. It has been made in many forms, the present form being a lofty cap with … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
miter box — noun hand tool for guiding handsaws in making crosscuts or miter joints • Syn: ↑mitre box • Hypernyms: ↑hand tool … Useful english dictionary
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