About The Word Mortise
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Mortise
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What's The Definition Of Mortise?
[n] a square hole made to receive a tenon and so to form a joint
[v] join by a tenon and mortise [v] cut a mortise in Synonyms | Synonyms for Mortise: mortice | mortice Related Terms | Find terms related to Mortise: ankle | articulate | articulation | batten | batten down | bolt | boundary | buckle | butt | button | cervix | clasp | cleat | clinch | clip | closure | coact | connecting link | connecting rod | connection | cooperate | coupling | dovetail | elbow | embrace | engage | gliding joint | hasp | hinge | hinged joint | hip | hitch | hook | interact | interchange | interface | interlace | intermesh | interplay | intertwine | interweave | interwork | jam | join | joining | joint | juncture | knee | knuckle | latch | link | lock | mesh | miter | nail | neck | peg | pin | pivot | pivot joint | rabbet | rivet | scarf | screw | seam | sew | shoulder | skewer | snap | staple | stick | stitch | suture | symphysis | tack | tie rod | toggle | toggle joint | union | wedge | weld | wrist | zipper See Also | bring together | cut | hole | join | mortise joint | mortise-and-tenon joint Mortise In Webster's Dictionary \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}.
\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. |
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