The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 5 letter word MITER , but the solution may also be MITRE which is one of the most recent solution (1959 in New York Times).
Ecclesiastical headdress crossword clue answers
Here's a list of possible crossword answers ranked by the most likely to least likely.
| Answer | Likelyness | Letters |
|---|---|---|
| MITER | 50 % | 5 |
| MITRE | 50 % | 5 |
Words with a meaning similar to the clue: Ecclesiastical headdress
These words may or may not be a possible solution to this crosswords clue.- mitre
- miter
- hood
- biretta
- congregationalism
- eminence
- evensong
- inquisition
- matins
- ordinary
- papacy
- pope
Crossword Answer definitions
MITER noun- A covering for the head, worn on solemn occasions by church dignitaries, which has been made in many forms, mostly recently a tall cap with two points or peaks.
- The surface forming the bevelled end or edge of a piece where a miter joint is made; also, a joint formed or a junction effected by two beveled ends or edges; a miter joint.
- A 13th-century coin minted in Europe which circulated in Ireland as a debased counterfeit sterling penny, outlawed under Edward I.
- A cap or cowl for a chimney or ventilation pipe.
- A gusset in sewing, etc.
- A square with one triangular quarter missing from the outside.
- To adorn with a mitre.
- To unite at an angle of 45°.
More crossword clues leading to the same solutions
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More clues leading to the result MITER
- Bishop's topper
- Cut at a 45-degree angle
- __ box (carpenter's aid)
- Bishop's hat
- Kind of joint
- Kind of joint in carpentry
- Carpenter's corner cut
- Carpentry joint
- Liturgical headdress
- Cut corners?