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Mortise and tenon — Diagram of a mortise (on left) and tenon joint The mortise and tenon joint has been used for thousands of years by woodworkers around the world to join pieces of wood, mainly when the adjoining pieces connect at an angle of 90°. In its basic form … Wikipedia
through — I. preposition Etymology: Middle English thurh, thruh, through, from Old English thurh; akin to Old High German durh through, Latin trans across, beyond, Sanskrit tarati he crosses over Date: before 12th century 1. a. (1) used as a function word… … New Collegiate Dictionary
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 — [ mɔ:tɪs] (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 adjective mortised] cut a mortise in… … English new terms dictionary
mortise pin — noun : a tapered wooden pin driven either through both members of a mortised joint or through the extended tenon in order to lock and tighten the joint … Useful english dictionary
Stub mortise — Stub Stub, n. [OE. stubbe, AS. stub, styb; akin to D. stobbe, LG. stubbe, Dan. stub, Sw. stubbe, Icel. stubbr, stubbi; cf. Gr. ?.] 1. The stump of a tree; that part of a tree or plant which remains fixed in the earth when the stem is cut down;… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
blind mortise — noun : a mortise that does not extend entirely through the material in which it is cut … Useful english dictionary
slip mortise — noun Etymology: slip (I) : a mortise cut through to the end of a piece … Useful english dictionary
stub mortise — noun : a mortise passing only part way through the timber … Useful english dictionary
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