mor·tise /ˈmɔrtəs/
榫眼(vt.)開榫眼于,使上榫
Mor·tise n. A cavity cut into a piece of timber, or other material, to receive something (as the end of another piece) made to fit it, and called a tenon.
Mortise and tenon Carp., made with a mortise and tenon; joined or united by means of a mortise and tenon; -- used adjectively.
Mortise joint, a joint made by a mortise and tenon.
Mortise lock. See under Lock.
Mortise wheel, a cast-iron wheel, with wooden clogs inserted in mortises on its face or edge; -- also called mortise gear, and core gear.
Mor·tise, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Mortised p. pr. & vb. n. Mortising.]
1. To cut or make a mortise in.
2. To join or fasten by a tenon and mortise; as, to mortise a beam into a post, or a joist into a girder.
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mortise
n : a square hole made to receive a tenon and so to form a joint
[syn: mortice]
v 1: cut a hole for a tenon in [syn: mortice]
2: join by a tenon and mortise [syn: mortice]