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Meanings of mortise in English

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A square hole made to receive a tenon and so to form a joint.

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Usage of mortise in English
1
See that it sets properly and is not bound by the mortise.
Piano Tuning: A Simple and Accurate Method for Amateurs
2
The doors are put together by means of a tenon and mortise.
Mission Furniture: How to Make It, Part 2
3
Set the gauge for the side of the mortise nearest the face edge.
Mission Furniture: How to Make It, Part 1
4
Six feet long, fourteen inches wide, mortise and tenon joints at both ends.
The irish devil
5
Fit the end and side braces with mortise and tenon joints.
Mission Furniture: How to Make It, Part 1
6
This will prevent the fitting of one tenon into more than one mortise.
Mission Furniture: How to Make It, Part 1
7
The mortise of the lock inside fell back, and the door yielded to her.
Armadale
8
The mortise for the key is to be placed in the middle of the tenon.
The Boy Mechanic, Volume 1: 700 Things for Boys to Do
9
The mortise hole had apparently got smaller, and still fitted the shrunken tenon to perfection.
Grain and Chaff from an English Manor
10
There is a reason for the shape, size and location of each tenon or mortise.
The Boy Mechanic, Volume 1: 700 Things for Boys to Do
11
I had broken out the mortise, and the lever went "home."
Down South; or, Yacht Adventure in Florida
12
It's been built using dowels and mortise and tenon.
News.com.au
13
This table may be made with mortise and tenon joints or with dowels as desired.
Mission Furniture: How to Make It, Part 3
14
She went to the door and tested the mortise.
Fresh
15
The brand also sells Ming Dynasty-inspired wooden furniture assembled only with mortise and tenon joints.
Reuters
16
One is by using a chisel of a width just equal to that of the mortise.
Mission Furniture: How to Make It, Part 1
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Mortise through the time