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1. (n.) mortise
a notch, hole, or slot made in a piece of wood or the like to receive a tenon of the same dimensions.
2. mortise
a deep recess cut into wood for other purposes, as for receiving a mortise lock.
3. (v.t.) mortise
to join securely, esp. with a mortise and tenon.
4. mortise
to cut or form a mortise in.
Etymology: (1350–1400; ME morteys,mortaise < AF mortais(e), OF mortoise, of obscure orig.)
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Princeton's WordNet |
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1. (verb) mortise, mortice
a square hole made to receive a tenon and so to form a joint
2. (verb) mortise, mortice
cut a hole for a tenon in
3. (verb) mortice, mortise
join by a tenon and mortise
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Webster Dictionary |
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1. (noun) mortise
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
2. (verb) mortise
to cut or make a mortisein
3. (verb) mortise
to join or fasten by a tenon and mortise; as, to mortise a beam into a post, or a joist into a girder
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