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bishop's mitre
noun
a European heteropterous bug, Aelia acuminata , whose larvae are a pest of cereal grasses: family Pentatomidae
Example Sentences
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.
He remembered fondly Christmases at old Fezziwig’s house, when that very punch would be served in a vast, fluted glass bowl in the shape of an upside-down bishop’s mitre — though Scrooge always suspected the name was more due to the fact that, in some more boisterous company, one referred to port wine itself as “bishop.â€
“They can arrest us until Jesus comes back,†said Makiti, wearing a bishop’s mitre with a miniature bottle of spirits hanging off it.
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.
It's a simple and oft-overlooked accessory, but between Rihanna's bishop's mitre at the May 7 Met Gala in New York and the fascinator frenzy sparked by Saturday's British royal wedding where Prince Harry and Meghan Markle will tie the knot amid a sea of stylish headgear, the hat is making a comeback.
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