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   Mor·tise

   /ˈmôrdəs/

   

   noun

   • 1. 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: "a mortise and tenon joint"

   verb

   • 1. join securely by using a mortise and tenon: "the top plate of the rudder assembly can be mortised to the top of the rudder post"
   • ▪ cut a mortise in or through: "double tenons are made when the part to be tenoned is considerably wider than the part to be mortised"

   Word Origin late Middle English: from Old French mortaise.

   Derivatives

   • 1. mortiser noun

   Scrabble Points: 9

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