About The Word Dovetail
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Dovetail
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What's The Definition Of Dovetail?
[n] a mortise joint formed by interlocking tenons and mortises
[v] fit together tightly, as if by means of a dovetail Synonyms | Synonyms for Dovetail: dovetail joint Related Terms | Find terms related to Dovetail: accord | agree | ankle | answer to | articulate | articulation | assent | assort with | batten | batten down | be consistent | be of one | be uniform with | bolt | boundary | buckle | butt | button | cervix | check | check out | chime | clasp | cleat | clinch | clip | closure | coact | cohere | coincide | concur | conform | conform with | connecting link | connecting rod | connection | consist with | cooperate | correspond | coupling | elbow | embrace | engage | fall in together | fit in | fit together | gliding joint | go | go together | go with | hang together | harmonize | hasp | hinge | hinged joint | hip | hit | hitch | hold together | hook | interact | interchange | interface | interlace | interlock | intermesh | interplay | intersect | intertwine | interweave | interwork | jam | jibe | join | joining | joint | juncture | knee | knuckle | latch | link | lock | match | mesh | miter | mortise | nail | neck | overlap | parallel | peg | pin | pivot | pivot joint | rabbet | register | register with | respond to | rivet | scarf | screw | seam | sew | shoulder | sing in chorus | skewer | snap | sort with | square | square with | stand together | staple | stick | stitch | suture | symphysis | tack | tally | tie rod | toggle | toggle joint | union | wedge | weld | wrist | zipper See Also | fit | go | mortise joint | mortise-and-tenon joint Dovetail In Webster's Dictionary \Dove"tail`\, n. (Carp.)
A flaring tenon, or tongue (shaped like a bird's tail
spread), and a mortise, or socket, into which it fits
tightly, making an interlocking joint between two pieces
which resists pulling a part in all directions except one.
{Dovetail molding} (Arch.), a molding of any convex section
arranged in a sort of zigzag, like a series of dovetails.
{Dovetail saw} (Carp.), a saw used in dovetailing.
\Dove"tail`\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Dovetailed}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Dovetailing}.] 1. (Carp.) (a) To cut to a dovetail. (b) To join by means of dovetails. 2. To fit in or connect strongly, skillfully, or nicely; to fit ingeniously or complexly. He put together a piece of joinery so crossly indented and whimsically dovetailed . . . that it was indeed a very curious show. --Burke. |
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