mortise, mortice
(noun) a square hole made to receive a tenon and so to form a joint
mortice, mortise
(verb) join by a tenon and mortise
mortise, mortice
(verb) cut a hole for a tenon in
Source: WordNet® 3.1
mortise (plural mortises)
(woodworking) A hole that is made to receive a tenon so as to form a joint. [from 14th c.]
Stability; power of adhesion.
mortise (third-person singular simple present mortises, present participle mortising, simple past and past participle mortised)
(transitive, woodworking) To cut a mortise in.
(transitive, woodworking) To join by a mortise and tenon.
(typography) To adjust the horizontal space between selected pairs of letters; to kern.
• erotism, moister, stormie, trisome
Source: Wiktionary
Mor"tise, n. Etym: [F. mortaise; cf. Sp. mortaja, Ar. murtazz fixed, or W. mortais, Ir. mortis, moirtis, Gael. moirteis.]
Definition: A cavity cut into a piece of timber, or other material, to receive something (as the end of another piece) made to fit it, and called a tenon. Mortise and tenon (Carp.), made with a mortise and tenon; joined or united by means of a mortise and tenon; -- used adjectively.
– Mortise joint, a joint made by a mortise and tenon.
– Mortise lock. See under Lock.
– Mortise wheel, a cast-iron wheel, with wooden clogs inserted in mortises on its face or edge; -- also called mortise gear, and core gear.
Mor"tise, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Mortised; p. pr. & vb. n. Mortising.]
1. To cut or make a mortisein.
2. To join or fasten by a tenon and mortise; as, to mortise a beam into a post, or a joist into a girder.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
31 May 2025
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The word “coffee” entered the English language in 1582 via the Dutch “koffie,” borrowed from the Ottoman Turkish “kahve,” borrowed in turn from the Arabic “qahwah.” The Arabic word qahwah was traditionally held to refer to a type of wine.
