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Word: Mortise
Speech Type: Noun
Etymology:
late Middle English: from Old French mortaise
Audio Pronunciation:
Phonetic Spelling:
ˈmɔːtɪs
Dialects: British English
Definition:
a hole or recess cut into a part which is designed to receive a corresponding projection (a tenon) on another part so as to join or lock the parts together
Short Definition:hole or recess cut into part which is designed to receive corresponding projection
Examples:- a mortise and tenon joint
Variant Forms:
- mortice
Word: Mortise
Speech Type: Verb
Audio Pronunciation:
Phonetic Spelling:
ˈmɔːtɪs
Dialects: British English
Definition:
join securely by using a mortise and tenon
Short Definition:join securely by using mortise and tenon
Examples:- the top plate of the rudder assembly can be mortised to the top of the rudder post
Variant Forms:
- mortice
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