Good furniture is mortised together, not nailed.
Useful english dictionary. 2012.
mor·tise — … Useful english dictionary
un|mor|tise — «uhn MR tihs», transitive verb, tised, tis|ing. to disconnect, remove, or separate (a mortised part or joint) … Useful english dictionary
tise — bap·tise; bê·tise; chas·tise; chas·tise·ment; coin·tise; di·ver·tise·ment; ex·per·tise; fai·né·an·tise; trea·tise; war·ran·tise; mor·tise; am·or·tise; hyp·no·tise; hy·pos·ta·tise; … English syllables
mortise — mor·tise … English syllables
mortise joint — mor′tise joint n. bui any of various joints between two pieces of timber or the like in which a tenon is housed in or secured to a mortise. Also called mor′tise and ten′on joint • Etymology: 1880–85 … From formal English to slang
mortise — mor|tise mortice [ˈmo:tıs US ˈmo:r ] n [Date: 1300 1400; : Old French; Origin: mortaise, perhaps from Arabic murtazz fixed in ] technical a hole cut in a piece of wood or stone so that the shaped end of another piece will fit there firmly →↑tenon … Dictionary of contemporary English
mortise — mor|tise [ mɔrtıs ] noun count TECHNICAL a hole cut into a piece of wood or stone into which you fit the end of another piece of wood or stone called a TENON in order to join the two pieces … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
mortise — mor•tise [[t]ˈmɔr tɪs[/t]] n. v. tised, tis•ing 1) bui a notch, hole, or slot made in a piece of wood or the like to receive a tenon of the same dimensions 2) bui a deep recess cut into wood for other purposes, as for receiving a mortise lock 3)… … From formal English to slang
mortise lock — mor′tise lock n. bui a lock housed within a mortise in a door, so that the lock mechanism is covered on both sides • Etymology: 1770–80 … From formal English to slang
Amortisable — Amortise A*mor tise, v., Amortisation A*mor ti*sa tion, n., Amortisable A*mor tis*a*ble, a., Amortisement A*mor tise*ment, n. Same as {Amortize}, {Amortization}, etc. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
