dovetailed

[ duhv-teyld ]

/ ˈdʌvˌteɪld /

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adjective Heraldry.

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

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Origin of dovetailed

First recorded in 1715–25; dovetail + -ed³

The cellphone use among pedestrians has dovetailed insidiously with hyper-gentrification, Moss says.
The End of New York: How One Blog Tracks the Disappearance of a Vibrant City|Tim Teeman|August 6, 2014|DAILY BEAST
“I think the Old-Fashioned craze has also dovetailed with a lot of drinkers coming back to whiskey,” Simonson says.
The Rise and Fall…and Rise Again of the Old-Fashioned|Allison McNearney|June 14, 2014|DAILY BEAST
Obama's message was narrowly about peace, but it dovetailed with Molad's.
Meet The Israeli Left's New Ideas Factory|Ali Gharib|April 18, 2013|DAILY BEAST
The segment was called “Swinging in the Suburbs,” and it dovetailed with a Newsweek cover story I wrote on unfaithful women.
The Hole in Our Lives|Lorraine Ali|November 20, 2009|DAILY BEAST

In one form of feather key the part within the piece carried by the shaft is dovetailed as shown at (f).
An Introduction to Machine Drawing and Design|David Allan Low
The pieces are firmly dovetailed together, the front being clean and the dovetailing blind.
Directions for Collecting and Preserving Insects|C. V. Riley
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.
An Analysis of the Lever Escapement|H. R. Playtner
Fig. 37 is "Oblique Dovetail Halving," one side of the piece being dovetailed.
Woodwork Joints|William Fairham