Mitre

Also known as Mitra.

(1) Headband worn by women in ancient Greece.

(2) Tall Asian head-dress, regarded by the Romans as effeminate when worn by men; the ceremonial turban of a high priest.

(3) The deeply-cleft head-dress worn in the Christian Church by a bishop or abbot, especially as a symbol of episcopal office, forming in outline the shape of a pointed arch, and often made of embroidered white linen or satin.