mortise
noun
a notch, hole, groove, or slot made in a piece of wood or the like to receive a tenon of the same dimensions.
mortice
-
a variation of
mortise.
Example Sentences
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That which he sought was of the mortice pattern, buried in the heavy lining, and wherever he passed his hands, the surface was perfectly smooth.
From Blind Policy by George Manville Fenn
Penn's piston for oscillating engines has a single packing ring, with a tongue piece, or mortice end, made in the manner already described.
From A Catechism of the Steam Engine by John Bourne, C.E.
When the cam slips out of the mortice, the stamp falls with all its weight upon the quartz in the "battery" or "stamping-box."
From Hittel on Gold Mines and Mining by John S. (John Shertzer) Hittell
He was not to hold it loosely, nor to pull it against his shoulder as if he were going to mortice it there.
From Bevis The Story of a Boy by Richard Jefferies
The inspector and the sergeant testified that the key was in the lock when they saw it, though both the mortice and the bolt were broken.
From The Grey Wig: Stories and Novelettes by Israel Zangwill
