Found 2 items, similar to mortise.
English → English (WordNet) Definition: mortise mortise n : a square hole made to receive a tenon and so to form a joint [syn: mortice] v 1: cut a hole for a tenon in [syn: mortice] 2: join by a tenon and mortise [syn: mortice]
English → English (gcide) Definition: Mortise Mortise \Mor"tise\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Mortised; p. pr. & vb. n. Mortising.] 1. To cut or make a mortise in. [1913 Webster] 2. To join or fasten by a tenon and mortise; as, to mortise a beam into a post, or a joist into a girder. [1913 Webster] Mortise \Mor"tise\, n. [F. mortaise; cf. Sp. mortaja, Ar. murtazz fixed, or W. mortais, Ir. mortis, moirtis, Gael. moirteis.] 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. [1913 Webster] 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. [1913 Webster]