Look up: mortise


  1. Mortise
    A notch, hole, groove or slot made in a piece of wood to receive a tenon of the same dimensions.
    Found op http://www.studiocrafts.com/Craftscapes/glossary.html

  2. mortise
    [n] - a square hole made to receive a tenon and so to form a joint 2. [v] - cut a mortise in
    Found op http://www.webdictionary.co.uk/definition.php?query=mortise

  3. Mortise
    A slot cut into a board, plank, or timber, usually edgewise, to receive tenon of another board, plank, or timber to form a joint.
    Found op http://www.rookinspections.com/glossary/glossarym.shtml

  4. Mortise
    Mor'tise noun [ French mortaise ; confer Spanish mortaja , Arabic murtazz fixed, or W. mortais , Ir. mortis , moirtis , Gael. moirteis .] A cavity cut into a piece of timber, or other material, to recei...
    Found op http://www.encyclo.co.uk/webster/M/104

  5. Mortise
    Mor'tise transitive verb [ imperfect & past participle Mortised ; present participle & verbal noun Mortising .] 1. To cut or make a mortise in. 2. To join or fasten by a t...
    Found op http://www.encyclo.co.uk/webster/M/104

  6. mortise
    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, 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 mortis...
    Found op http://www.mondofacto.com/facts/dictionary?mortise

  7. mortise
    mortice noun a square hole made to receive a tenon and so to form a joint
    Found op http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?s=mortise

  8. Mortise
    • (v. t.) To cut or make a mortisein. • (v. t.) To join or fasten by a tenon and mortise; as, to mortise a beam into a post, or a joist into a girder. • (n.) 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 ...
    Found op http://thinkexist.com/dictionary/meaning/mortise/

  9. Mortise
    A slot or rectangular cavity cut into a piece of wood to receive another part.
    Found op http://www.encyclo.co.uk/visitor-contributions.php

  10. Mortise
    - A slot cut into a board, plank, or timber, usually edgewise, to receive the tenon (or tongue) of another board, plank, or timber to form a joint.
    Found op http://www.homebuildingmanual.com/Glossary.htm

  11. mortise
    Type: Term Pronunciation: mōr′tēs Definitions: 1. The seating for the talus formed by the union of the distal fibula and the tibia at the ankle joint.
    Found op http://www.medilexicon.com/medicaldictionary.php?t=56080

  12. mortise
    1) Carpentry joint 2) Dovetail part 3) Hole 4) Joint groove 5) Kind of block 6) Mortice 7) Recess for a joint
    Found op http://www.mijnwoordenboek.nl/EN/crossword-dictionary/mortise/1

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