4. Anything very small; a minute object; a very little quantity or
particle.
For in effect they be not worth a myte.
Chaucer.
{ Mi"ter, Mi"tre } (?), n. [F. mitre, fr. L. mitra headband, turban,
Gr. &?;.] 1. A covering for the head, worn on solemn occasions by
church dignitaries. It has been made in many forms, the present form
being a lofty cap with two points or peaks. Fairholt.
2. The surface forming the beveled 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.