variants
or less commonly mortice
: 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 material (such as timber) to receive a tenon see dovetail illustration
variants
or less commonly mortice
mortised also morticed; mortising also morticing
1
: to join or fasten securely
specifically
: to join or fasten by a tenon and mortise
2
: to cut or make a mortise in
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