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Definition of Miter shell

Miter shell
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 church dignitaries. It has been made in many forms, the present form being a lofty cap with two points or peaks. --Fairholt. 2. 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. 3. (Numis.) A sort of base money or coin. Miter box (Carp. & Print.), an apparatus for guiding a handsaw at the proper angle in making a miter joint; esp., a wooden or metal trough with vertical kerfs in its upright sides, for guides. Miter dovetail (Carp.), a kind of dovetail for a miter joint in which there is only one joint line visible, and that at the angle. Miter gauge (Carp.), a gauge for determining the angle of a miter. Miter joint, a joint formed by pieces matched and united upon a line bisecting the angle of junction, as by the beveled ends of two pieces of molding or brass rule, etc. The term is used especially when the pieces form a right angle. See Miter, 2. Miter shell (Zo["o]l.), any one of numerous species of marine univalve shells of the genus Mitra. Miter square (Carp.), a bevel with an immovable arm at an angle of 45[deg], for striking lines on stuff to be mitered; also, a square with an arm adjustable to any angle. Miter wheels, a pair of bevel gears, of equal diameter, adapted for working together, usually with their axes at right angles.

Meaning of Miter shell from wikipedia

- Episcopal miter s**** Modiolus modiolus — northern horse mussel Modulus modulus Neocr****a neocr****a Ogasawarana ogasawarana Oliva oliva — olive s**** Perna...
- family Mitridae, the miter s**** or mitre snails. This genus is named after the ecclesiastical headgear, the miter, because of the s****' general shape....
- life the s**** is covered in a strong black periostra****. The body of the animal is all pure white other than its black eye spots. This miter lays egg...
- the family Mitridae, the miters or miter snails. The species was first described by William Swainson as Mitra sulcata. The s**** is marked by very distinct...
- sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Mitridae, the miter s**** or miter snails. This species occurs in the Indo-Pacific off the Mascarene...
- the miters or miter snails. It has a usually brown and/or white s****. The s**** has swirls that come up to make a pointed/cone shape for the s****. Pseudonebularia...
- marine gastropod mollusk in the family Charitodoronidae, the miters or miter snails. Its s**** are available for sale. It originates from southern regions...
- marine gastropod mollusk, in the family Mitridae, the miters or miter snails. The thick s**** is white. The spire is striated and fusiform. The spire...
- the family Mitridae, the miters or miter snails. The species was first described by William Swainson as Tiara isabella. The s**** is slender, fawn coloured...
- snail, a marine gastropod mollusc in the family Mitridae, the miters or miter snails. The s**** size varies between 17 mm and 35 mm. This species is distributed...