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.
mortising
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present participleof mortise.present participle
A verb form that is used in progressive verb constructions and may also function as a modifier or a gerund.
Example Sentences
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They both laughed and fell to work again, the boy explained his notions of the difficult art of mortising.
From The Ship of Stars by Sir Arthur Thomas Quiller-Couch
Mortising Puzzle.—The ordinary mortising exercise is, after the first two or three attempts, generally voted as uninteresting, but, although the simple puzzle shown in Fig.
From Woodwork Joints How they are Set Out, How Made and Where Used. by William Fairham
Maudslay's mortising machine, which he contrived for the Block machinery, although intended originally to operate upon wood, contained all the essential principles and details required for acting on metals.
From James Nasmyth: Engineer; an autobiography by Samuel Smiles
McGuire brought with him two carpet-bags, a marlin spike and a common mortising chisel.
From Bucholz and the Detectives by Allan Pinkerton
The figures are made of small pieces of wood neatly fitted together by inlaying and mortising, without any spike of any kind.
From First Across the Continent The story of the exploring expedition of Lewis and Clark in 1804-5-6 by Noah Brooks
