The side plank ran past the forward edge of the stem and was Mitered to form a sharp cutwater.
"The Migrations of an American Boat Type"
Howard I. Chapelle
The exterior of the buildings was profusely decorated with sculpture; monarchs, temple knights, Mitered abbots, martyrs and apostles stood for centuries in their niches of stone while princes came and passed away, while kingdoms rose and fell.
"A Short History of Monks and Monasteries"
Alfred Wesley Wishart
In the design, it was evidently intended that the outside lines should be equally distant from the top and bottom labels, and the side edges of the block, and that the corners should be exactly Mitered.
"History of the Postage Stamps of the United States of America"
John Kerr Tiffany