Found 2 items, similar to Mortising.
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: Mortising 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]