mortise

[Mor·tise]

A square hole made to receive a tenon and so to form a joint

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A cavity cut into a piece of timber, or other material, to receive something (as the end of another piece) made to fit it, and called a tenon.

Noun
a square hole made to receive a tenon and so to form a joint

Verb
join by a tenon and mortise

Verb
cut a hole for a tenon in

n.
A cavity cut into a piece of timber, or other material, to receive something (as the end of another piece) made to fit it, and called a tenon.

v. t.
To cut or make a mortisein.

v. t.
To join or fasten by a tenon and mortise; as, to mortise a beam into a post, or a joist into a girder.

Mortise

Mor"tise , n. [F. mortaise; cf. Sp. mortaja, Ar. murtazz fixed, or W. mortais, Ir. mortis, moirtis, Gael. moirteis.] A cavity cut into a piece of timber, or other material, to receive something (as the end of another piece) made to fit it, and called a tenon. Mortise and tenon (Carp.), made with a mortise and tenon; joined or united by means of a mortise and tenon; -- used adjectively. -- Mortise joint, a joint made by a mortise and tenon. -- Mortise lock. See under Lock. -- Mortise wheel, a cast-iron wheel, with wooden clogs inserted in mortises on its face or edge; -- also called mortise gear, and core gear.

Mortise

Mor"tise, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Mortised ; p. pr. & vb. n. Mortising.] 1. To cut or make a mortisein. 2. To join or fasten by a tenon and mortise; as, to mortise a beam into a post, or a joist into a girder.

A cavity cut into a piece of timber, or other material, to receive something (as the end of another piece) made to fit it, and called a tenon.

To cut or make a mortisein.

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