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bishop's mitre

noun

  1. a European heteropterous bug, Aelia acuminata , whose larvae are a pest of cereal grasses: family Pentatomidae

“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged†2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012


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The first figure — now on display at Madame Tussauds New York in Times Square — is based on Rihanna’s 2018 Met Gala outfit: a pearl-and jewel-embellished, seafoam and silver Maison Margiela Artisanal bustier minidress, jacket and open skirt ensemble complete with a bishop’s mitre.

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“They can arrest us until Jesus comes back,†said Makiti, wearing a bishop’s mitre with a miniature bottle of spirits hanging off it.

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The church replaced it after the American Revolution with what is called a bishop’s mitre, which represented the shift from the Church of England to the Episcopal Church.

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