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
10 May 2025
(verb) declare (a dead person) to be blessed; the first step of achieving sainthood; “On Sunday, the martyr will be beatified by the Vatican”
Contrary to popular belief, coffee beans are not technically beans. They are referred to as such because of their resemblance to legumes. A coffee bean is a seed of the Coffea plant and the source for coffee. It is the pit inside the red or purple fruit, often referred to as a cherry. Just like ordinary cherries, the coffee fruit is also a so-called stone fruit.
