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How to pronounce mortise in English?

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Type Words
Synonyms mortice
Type of join
Type Words
Synonyms mortice
Type of cut
Type Words
Synonyms mortice
Type of hole

Examples of mortise

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The hooks then are inserted into the bed post mortise and hook over the pins.
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A tenon is a projection on the end of a timber for insertion into a mortise.
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Mortise and tenon joints are attested from the earliest Predynastic period.
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Generally the size of the mortise and tenon is related to the thickness of the timbers.
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Some gates can be fitted with mortise locks during manufacture, or padlocks can be purchased.
From the harrowtimes.co.uk
Pieces have little decoration, just visible mortise-and-tenon joints.
From the courier-journal.com
These also serve to hide imperfections in the opening of the mortise.
From the en.wikipedia.org
Place the cardboard shim against the door jamb in the leaf indentation, called the hinge mortise.
From the timesunion.com
If you do deepen the mortise, remember that you want to make as shallow a chisel cut as possible.
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More examples
  • A square hole made to receive a tenon and so to form a joint
  • Cut a hole for a tenon in
  • Mortice: join by a tenon and mortise
  • (Mortising) A mortiser or morticer is a specialized woodworking machine used to cut square or rectangular holes in a piece of lumber, such as a mortise in a mortise and tenon joint.
  • (Mortised) a woodworking term relating to letting a groove or series of grooves into a component by skillfully removing wood to a defined configuration.
  • A hole cut into the thickness of one edge of a door to receive a mortice lock or latch.
  • A slot cut into a board, plank, or timber, usually edgewise, to receive tenon of another board, plank, or timber to form a joint.
  • A slot or rectangular cavity cut into a piece of wood to receive another part.
  • An elaborate machining process for special entry sets called a mortise lock.