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.
mortises
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present tense formof mortise (3rd person singular).present tense
Used to describe things happening now or regularly.
Example Sentences
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The shanks, being correctly sawn, may then be fitted to the mortises, and let in within 1⁄8 of butting down on the face of the wheel, this amount being left for the final driving.
From Modern Machine-Shop Practice, Volumes I and II by Joshua Rose
Clamp all four pieces on a flat surface with the bottom ends even, then lay out the mortises for the rails and panels on all four pieces at once with a try-square.
From Mission Furniture How to Make It, Part 2 by H. H. (Henry Haven) Windsor
I—Timber joined in the mortises of the posts.
From De Re Metallica, Translated from the First Latin Edition of 1556 by Georgius Agricola
Near the upper end are two mortises, each 2x4 inches, quite through the post, one above the other, as shown in the engraving, for the reception of the horizontal arms.
From Home Pork Making by A. W. Fulton
All the mortises and diamond shaped openings should be marked and cut with a chisel from both sides of the board.
From Mission Furniture How to Make It, Part 2 by H. H. (Henry Haven) Windsor
