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mortise

DEFINITIONS OF: mortise

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n a square hole made to receive a tenon and so to form a joint

Synonyms:
mortice
Type of:
hole
an opening deliberately made in or through something

v cut a hole for a tenon in

Synonyms:
mortice
Type of:
cut
separate with or as if with an instrument

v join by a tenon and mortise

Synonyms:
mortice
Type of:
bring together, join
cause to become joined or linked
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