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Mitred bishops, the earliest surviving examples, have replaced the elephants of Indian chess, a statement of their lofty social status.
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Mitred corners are essential for a weathertight fit.
Chapter 10 1988
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Willis (in "Mitred Abbeys") describes him as losing his pension and the chance of preferment on the score of contumacy.
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Fig. 74 is a "Mitred bridle joint," the part _a_ showing the upright portion separated.
Woodwork Joints How they are Set Out, How Made and Where Used. William Fairham
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At Fig. 34 is seen "Mitred Halving," a somewhat weak joint, but necessary in mirror frames, etc., where good appearance is required on the face side (Fig. 28, 6).
Woodwork Joints How they are Set Out, How Made and Where Used. William Fairham
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"Mitred Abbies," takes this view, and speaks of the south arm of the transept as the "old Galilee" and the north arm as the "new Galilee."
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Such are: (1) its abundant detail, perhaps too abundant, as others do not support his dormer windows, for instance; (2) the fact that Browne Willis, in his "Mitred Abbies," refers to this "draught"
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Among other things, the author was Prelate of the Pope's House-hold, a Mitred Abbot, Canon of the Holy Sepulchre, and a Doctor of Theology of the Pontifical University at Rome, and his work is introduced by approving letters from Pope Leo XIII and the Patriarch of Jerusalem.
A History of the warfare of Science with Theology in Christendom 1896
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Yet I cannot but lament that this Mitred Historian, who seems to know more Personal Secrets than any that ever writ before him, should not have been as inquisitive after the last Hours of our other Fair Offender, whose Repentance I have been unquestionably inform'd, appear'd in all the contrite Symptoms of a Christian Sincerity.
An Apology for the Life of Mr. Colley Cibber, Volume II 1889
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There are several species of Sajouins, known as the Widow monkey, the Moloch, the Mitred monkey, and the Black-handed Sajouin -- all of them dwellers in the tropical regions of America.
Quadrupeds, What They Are and Where Found A Book of Zoology for Boys Mayne Reid 1850
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