dovetailed

[ duhv-teyld ]

adjectiveHeraldry.
  1. noting a partition line or a charge, as an ordinary, having a series of indentations suggesting dovetails.

Origin of dovetailed

1
First recorded in 1715–25; dovetail + -ed3

Words Nearby dovetailed

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How to use dovetailed in a sentence

  • The pieces are firmly dovetailed together, the front being clean and the dovetailing blind.

  • The dovetailed bit of iron is knocked downwards and falls off, and the ring may then be lifted clear of the casting.

    On Laboratory Arts | Richard Threlfall
  • On this account some watches have slots dovetailed in form, being wider at the bottom, others have ruby pins of this form.

  • Fig. 37 is "Oblique Dovetail Halving," one side of the piece being dovetailed.

    Woodwork Joints | William Fairham