Mitre (disambiguation)

Mitre may refer to:

Headdresses

• mitre, a traditional, ceremonial head-dress of ancient Jewish high priests and Christian bishops and other clergy
• a similar looking military uniform cap worn by European grenadiers in the 18th century

Angled joints

• mitre joint, a type of joint in woodwork or plumbing
• mitre saw, a saw for making these joints
• mitre box, a tool for guiding a saw to make mitre cuts
• mitered cuffs, which feature a corner cut off at 45°
• Mason's mitre, a type of mitre joint

Places

• Mitre Peninsula, Tierra del Fuego, Argentina
• Mitre Peak, New Zealand, a mountain in the South Island
• Mitre, New Zealand, a mountain in the North Island
• Mitre Peak, Pakistan
• Isla Mitre, Argentine name for Lavoisier Island, Antarctica
• Mitre Square, London

Businesses

• Mitre 10 (Australia), a hardware and timber retailer in Australia
• Mitre 10 (New Zealand), a hardware and timber retailer in New Zealand
• The Mitre, Bayswater, London pub
• MITRE Corporation, specializing in high technology systems engineering, administrator of the CVE
• The Mitre, Greenwich, London pub
• Mitre Line (Buenos Aires), a commuter rail service in Buenos Aires, Argentina
• Mitre Sports International, a manufacturer of sporting goods, notably footballs (soccer)
• Museo Mitre, Buenos Aires, a museum dedicated to Argentine history
• Radio Mitre, an Argentine radio station
• Mitre non-profit organization sponsored by United States goverment

People

• Saint Mitre (433–466), Catholic saint
• Bartolomé Mitre (1821-1906), Argentine president, military figure and author
• Engie Mitre (born 1981), Panamanian footballer
• Sergio Mitre (born 1981), American Major League Baseball pitcher
• Santiago Mitre (born 1980), Argentine film director and screenwriter

Other uses

• The Mitre, Newcastle upon Tyne, England, a building
• MITRE Radar Test Site, South Truro, Massachusetts
• mitre, a coin minted in Europe and circulated in Ireland and England as a debased form of the sterling silver penny, outlawed under Edward I