adjective
mitral
Shaped like a bishop's ceremonial headdress.
The sculpture has a mitral outline, like a bishop's ceremonial headdress.
Etymology
The adjective refers to the miter, a bishop's headdress. It describes a shape compared with that headdress, as in the anatomical name mitral valve.
More examples
- A mitral ornament crowns the top of the wooden cabinet.
- The pointed folds give the paper hat a mitral shape.
- The designer chooses a mitral silhouette for the pendant.
Forms
mitral
miter noun — A bishop's tall, pointed ceremonial headdress.
Similar words
- miter-shaped
- Expresses the same resemblance in more transparent everyday wording.