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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I—Timber joined in the mortises of the posts.
From De Re Metallica, Translated from the First Latin Edition of 1556 by Georgius Agricola
It has a capacity to work mortises from 3⁄4′′ to 3′′ square, and 5′′ in depth, and any length desired.
From Modern Machine-Shop Practice, Volumes I and II by Joshua Rose
Cut the tenons on the ends of the shelf to fit the mortises in the end pieces, numbering each one so the parts can be put together with the tenons in the proper mortises.
From Mission Furniture How to Make It, Part 2 by H. H. (Henry Haven) Windsor
It was fortunate they did, as it happened, for it afterwards occurred to the assistant that he had forgotten to allow for mortises and joints.
From Scamping Tricks and Odd Knowledge Occasionally Practised upon Public Works by John Henry Newman
She contrived to build in the bed of the stream pillars twelve feet apart, the stones of which were joined with strong iron clamps, fixed into the mortises with melted lead.
From Oriental Women by Edward Bagby Pollard
