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Mortise - What does it mean?

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mortise

English

Alternative forms

* mortice

Noun

(en noun)
  • (woodworking) A hole that is made to receive a tenon so as to form a joint
  • See also

    * mortise-and-tenon joint * mortise gear * mortise lock * mortise wheel

    Verb

  • (woodworking) To make a mortise.
  • (typography) To adjust the horizontal space between selected pairs of letters; to kern.
  • Anagrams

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    Not English

    has no English definition. It may be misspelled.