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DOVETAILS
Noun
dovetails
plural of dovetail
Verb
dovetails
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of dovetail
Anagrams
• disolvate
Source: Wiktionary
DOVETAIL
Dove"tail`, n. (Carp.)
Definition: A flaring tenon, or tongue (shaped like a bird's tail spread), and a mortise, or socket, into which it fits tightly, making an interlocking joint between two pieces which resists pulling a part in all directions except one. Dovetail molding (Arch.), a molding of any convex section arranged in a sort of zigzag, like a series of dovetails.
– Dovetail saw (Carp.), a saw used in dovetailing.
Dove"tail`, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Dovetailed; p. pr. & vb. n. Dovetailing.]
1. (Carp.) (a) To cut to a dovetail. (b) To join by means of dovetails.
2. To fit in or connect strongly, skillfully, or nicely; to fit ingeniously or complexly. He put together a piece of joinery so crossly indented and whimsically dovetailed . . . that it was indeed a very curious show. Burke.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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