Talk:miter joint
Etimology[edit]
I am not "fluent" in editing syntax for Wiktionary yet, so I'll first add info (and source) here, in free form. Because Miter part of miter joint comes through french mitre from greek mitre, and in wiktionary only explanation for mitre joint is that it is another spelling for miter joint, and the source explaining it's etimology and first use spells it mitre joint as primary, I don't want to unravel the articles.
mitre is seen as eclesiastic (for chatolic and orthodox I am sure) bishops traditional official headdress/hat with two points. Connection to mitre joint is - by source - possibly as to how two points fit together when that hat is stored, but I don't know if or how I can cite the contents form that source. [1] Marjan Tomki SI (talk) 23:09, 13 February 2024 (UTC)
- ^ in carpentry, "a joint at a 45 degree angle," 1670s, of uncertain origin, perhaps from mitre, via notion of joining of the two peaks of the folded cap. As a verb, to make or join with a miter-joint," from 1731. Related: Mitered. Miter-box is attested from 1670s. Harper, Douglas. “Etymology of mitre.” Online Etymology Dictionary, https://www.etymonline.com/word/mitre. Accessed 13 February, 2024.