mortays
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mortise — I. noun also mortice Etymology: Middle English mortays, from Anglo French mortais Date: 15th century a hole, groove, or slot into or through which some other part of an arrangement of parts fits or passes; especially a cavity cut into a piece of… … New Collegiate Dictionary
mortise — [môrt′is] n. [ME mortays < MFr mortaise, a mortise < Ar murtazza, joined, fixed in] a hole or recess cut, as in a piece of wood, to receive a projecting part (tenon) shaped to fit into it, or to receive a lock vt. mortised, mortising 1. to… … English World dictionary
mortas — mortas(e, mortays(e obs. forms of mortise … Useful english dictionary
mortase — mortas(e, mortays(e obs. forms of mortise … Useful english dictionary
mortayse — mortas(e, mortays(e obs. forms of mortise … Useful english dictionary
