Miter

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“Miter, or Mitre, is a form of head-dress worn by the inhabitants of Asia Minor; a head-band. In religion, the head-dress of a bishop. The episcopal miter was doubtless suggested by that of the Jewish high priest."—(Charles Leonard-Stuart, 1911)

Keywords

Bishop, head-dress, mitre, head dress, miter, head band, head-band, asia minor, episcopal, jewish high priest

Galleries

Vestments, Ecclesiastical Headgear

Source

Everybody's Cyclopedia (New York, NY: Syndicate Publishing Company, 1912)

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