dovetailed

[ duhv-teyld ]

/ ˈdʌvˌteɪld /

adjective Heraldry.

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

Words nearby dovetailed

dover's powder, dovetail, dovetail hinge, dovetail plane, dovetail saw, dovetailed, dovzhenko, dow, dow jones average, dow jones industrial average, dow metal

Origin of dovetailed

First recorded in 1715–25; dovetail + -ed³

Definition for dovetailed (2 of 2)

dovetail

[ duhv-teyl ]

/ ˈdʌvˌteɪl /

noun Carpentry.

a tenon broader at its end than at its base; pin.

a joint formed of one or more such tenons fitting tightly within corresponding mortises.

verb (used with or without object)

Carpentry. to join or fit together by means of a dovetail or dovetails.

to join or fit together compactly or harmoniously.

Origin of dovetail

First recorded in 1555–65; so named from its shape

OTHER WORDS FROM dovetail

dove·tail·er, noun

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Examples from the Web for dovetailed

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

Lower end, a broad web of coloured stripes, through which may run a dovetailed coloured cord, and warp loops.
Oriental Rugs|Walter A. Hawley
Dark blue, dovetailed with pale blue or yellow, represents the light and shade of lifes common experience.
Indian Scout Talks|Charles A. Eastman
Truly plane them up and then set out and make the tenon and dovetailed piece (Fig. 383).
Woodwork Joints|William Fairham
The amateur, however, who is not proficient to undertake a dovetailed box frequently uses this method.
Woodwork Joints|William Fairham
The extra time it takes in making the dovetailed joints will greatly add to the durability of the box.
Mission Furniture|H. H. Windsor

British Dictionary definitions for dovetailed

dovetail

/ (ˈdʌvˌteɪl) /

noun

a wedge-shaped tenon

Also called: dovetail joint a joint containing such tenons

verb

(tr) to join by means of dovetails

to fit or cause to fit together closely or neatlyhe dovetailed his arguments to the desired conclusion

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