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noun
A hole that is made to receive a tenon so as to form a joint.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Topics: arts, business, carpentry, construction, crafts, hobbies, lifestyle, manufacturing, woodworking
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noun
Stability; power of adhesion.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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verb
To cut a mortise in.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: transitive
Topics: arts, business, carpentry, construction, crafts, hobbies, lifestyle, manufacturing, woodworking
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verb
To join by a mortise and tenon.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: transitive
Topics: arts, business, carpentry, construction, crafts, hobbies, lifestyle, manufacturing, woodworking
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verb
To adjust the horizontal space between selected pairs of letters; to kern.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Topics: media, publishing, typography
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noun
a square hole made to receive a tenon and so to form a joint
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Synonyms: mortice
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Broader terms: hole
verb
join by a tenon and mortise
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Synonyms: mortice
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Broader terms: join, bring together
verb
cut a hole for a tenon in
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Synonyms: mortice
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: cut
History
From Middle English morteys, from Old French mortaise, from Arabic مُرْتَزّ (murtazz, “fastened”), from اِرْتَزَّ (irtazza).
Across languages
29 source translations are retained for this English entry.
