Vivaldi lived from 1677 approximately, to 1741, so he lived in the last part of the 17th century, and into the 18th Century.
The mitre (British English) (/ËmaÉªtÉr/; Greek: Î¼Î¯ÏÏÎ±, headband or turban) or miter (American English; see spelling differences), is a type of headgear now known as the traditional, ceremonial head-dress of bishops and certain abbots in traditional Christianity.
Definition of CRACKER. 1. chiefly dialect: a bragging liar: boaster. 2.: something that makes a cracking or snapping noise: as a: firecracker b: the snapping end of a whiplash: snapper c: a paper holder for a party favor that pops when the ends are pulled sharply.3. plural: nutcracker.4. something that makes a cracking or snapping noise: as a: firecracker b: the snapping end of a whiplash: snapper c: a paper holder for a party favor that pops when the ends are pulled sharply. 3.