tenon
Americannoun
verb (used with object)
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to provide with a tenon.
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to join by or as by a tenon.
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to join securely.
noun
verb
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to form a tenon on (a piece of wood)
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to join with a tenon and mortise
Other Word Forms
- tenoner noun
Etymology
Origin of tenon
1400–50; late Middle English < Middle French, equivalent to ten ( ir ) to hold (< Latin tenēre ) + -on noun suffix
Example Sentences
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Traditional names for the woodworks’ joints, such as “gooseneck mortise” and “two-stop tenon,” sound a little like Jazz Age cocktails or dance crazes.
From New York Times
Instead, posts and beams were fitted together with mortise and tenon joints.
From Washington Post
“The protruding tenons are clearing visible and the corresponding horizontal lintel stone would have had mortise holes for them to slot into. A bit like early Lego!”
From Fox News
The uprights and the lintels, both made of local sarsen stone, were locked together by means of a joint more commonly used in woodwork – the mortise and tenon.
From The Guardian
Woodwork with mortise and tenon joints, original and restored hardware and tile-faced fireplaces are found throughout the nearly 6,000 square feet of living space.
From Los Angeles Times
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