mortise

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Concise Oxford English Dictionary © 2008 Oxford University Press:
mortise /ˈmɔːtɪs/ (also mortice)

▶noun a hole or recess designed to receive a corresponding projection (a tenon) so as to join or lock two parts together. ▶verb join securely by means of a mortise and tenon.

■ (often as adj. mortised) cut a mortise in or through.

– derivatives
mortiser noun.

– origin ME: from OFr. mortaise.

'mortise' also found in these Oxford entries:

mortice - mortise lock - tenon

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