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mortise
[mawr-tis]
noun
a notch, hole, groove, or slot made in a piece of wood or the like to receive a tenon of the same dimensions.
a deep recess cut into wood for any of several other purposes, as for receiving a mortise lock.
Printing.a space cut out of a plate, especially for the insertion of type or another plate.
verb (used with object)
to secure with a mortise and tenon
to cut or form a mortise in (a piece of wood or the like).
to join securely.
Printing.
to cut metal from (a plate).
to cut out metal from a plate and insert (new material) in its place.
mortise
/ ˈɔːɪ /
noun
a slot or recess, usually rectangular, cut into a piece of wood, stone, etc, to receive a matching projection (tenon) of another piece, or a mortise lock
printing a cavity cut into a letterpress printing plate into which type or another plate is inserted
verb
to cut a slot or recess in (a piece of wood, stone, etc)
to join (two pieces of wood, stone, etc) by means of a mortise and tenon
to cut a cavity in (a letterpress printing plate) for the insertion of type, etc
Other 51Թ Forms
- mortiser noun
- ˈǰپ noun
51Թ History and Origins
Origin of mortise1
51Թ History and Origins
Origin of mortise1
Example Sentences
Traditional names for the woodworks’ joints, such as “gooseneck mortise” and “two-stop tenon,” sound a little like Jazz Age cocktails or dance crazes.
Instead, posts and beams were fitted together with mortise and tenon joints.
“The protruding tenons are clearing visible and the corresponding horizontal lintel stone would have had mortise holes for them to slot into. A bit like early Lego!”
The uprights and the lintels, both made of local sarsen stone, were locked together by means of a joint more commonly used in woodwork – the mortise and tenon.
If not, then you may have to set the hinge plate deeper in its mortise.
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