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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 :   [ gcide ]

  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]

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 :   [ gcide ]

  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]

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) :   [ web1913 ]

  Mortise \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.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) :   [ web1913 ]

  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.
  
     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.

From WordNet (r) 2.0 :   [ wn ]

  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]

From Greek Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) :   [ dictinfo.com:wikt-el-ALL-2023-07-27 ]

  mortise
     Αγγλικά n.
     (η) οπή/τρήμα/τρύπα που θηλυκώνει με προεξοχή από κάτι

From English Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) :   [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-ALL-2023-07-27 ]

  mortise
     n.
     (lb en woodworking) A hole that is made to receive a tenon so as to
  form a joint. (from 14th c.)
     vb.
     1 (lb en transitive woodworking) To cut a mortise in.
     2 (lb en transitive woodworking) To join by a mortise and tenon.
     3 (lb en typography) To adjust the horizontal space between selected
  pairs of letters; to kern.

From English Wiktionary: English language only (2023-07-27) :   [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-en-2023-07-27 ]

  mortise
     n.
     (lb en woodworking) A hole that is made to receive a tenon so as to
  form a joint. (from 14th c.)
     vb.
     1 (lb en transitive woodworking) To cut a mortise in.
     2 (lb en transitive woodworking) To join by a mortise and tenon.
     3 (lb en typography) To adjust the horizontal space between selected
  pairs of letters; to kern.

From English Wiktionary: Western, Greek, and Slavonic languages only (2023-07-27) :   [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-Western_Greek_Slavonic-2023-07-27 ]

  mortise
     n.
     (lb en woodworking) A hole that is made to receive a tenon so as to
  form a joint. (from 14th c.)
     vb.
     1 (lb en transitive woodworking) To cut a mortise in.
     2 (lb en transitive woodworking) To join by a mortise and tenon.
     3 (lb en typography) To adjust the horizontal space between selected
  pairs of letters; to kern.

From English Wiktionary: Western languages only (2023-07-27) :   [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-Western-2023-07-27 ]

  mortise
     n.
     (lb en woodworking) A hole that is made to receive a tenon so as to
  form a joint. (from 14th c.)
     vb.
     1 (lb en transitive woodworking) To cut a mortise in.
     2 (lb en transitive woodworking) To join by a mortise and tenon.
     3 (lb en typography) To adjust the horizontal space between selected
  pairs of letters; to kern.

From English-Arabic FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.6.3 :   [ freedict:eng-ara ]

  Mortise /mˈɔːtaɪz/
  الحفرة

From English-български език FreeDict+WikDict dictionary ver. 2023.05.29 :   [ freedict:eng-bul ]

  mortise //ˈmɔː(ɹ).təs// //ˈmɔː(ɹ).tɪs// 
  жлеб
  a hole for a tenon

From English-Czech dicts.info/FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.1.3 :   [ freedict:eng-ces ]

  mortise /mˈɔːtaɪz/ 
  drážka

From Eurfa Saesneg, English-Welsh Eurfa/Freedict dictionary ver. 0.2.3 :   [ freedict:eng-cym ]

  mortise /mˈɔːtaɪz/ 
  morteisio 

From English - German Ding/FreeDict dictionary ver. 1.9-fd1 :   [ freedict:eng-deu ]

  mortise /mˈɔːtaɪz/
  Zapfenloch , Stemmloch , Nut , Falz , Fuge 
     Synonym: mortice
  
   see: mortises, mortices
  

From English-suomi FreeDict+WikDict dictionary ver. 2023.05.29 :   [ freedict:eng-fin ]

  mortise //ˈmɔː(ɹ).təs// //ˈmɔː(ɹ).tɪs// 
  kolo, lovi, reikä
  a hole for a tenon

From English-Hungarian FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.2.1 :   [ freedict:eng-hun ]

  mortise /mˈɔːtaɪz/
  1. csaplyuk
  2. furat
  3. rés
  4. csapmélyedés
  5. ereszték
  6. bevágás
  7. horony
  8. zár ütközôjének nyílása
  9. csapkötés
  10. csapszáj

From English-日本語 (にほんご) FreeDict+WikDict dictionary ver. 2023.05.29 :   [ freedict:eng-jpn ]

  mortise //ˈmɔː(ɹ).təs// //ˈmɔː(ɹ).tɪs// 
  ほぞ穴, 枘穴
  a hole for a tenon

From English-Turkish FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.3 :   [ freedict:eng-tur ]

  mortise /mˈɔːtaɪz/
  1. mortice   (mim.) zıvana, lamba, yuva, tıkaç deliği
  2. zıvana açmak
  3. zıvana ile birleştirmek. mortise chisel zıvana açmaya yarayan keski. mortise lock zıvana içine yerleştirilen kilit.

From Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0 :   [ moby-thesaurus ]

  83 Moby Thesaurus words for "mortise":
     ankle, articulate, articulation, batten, batten down, bolt,
     boundary, buckle, butt, button, cervix, clasp, cleat, clinch, clip,
     closure, coact, connecting link, connecting rod, connection,
     cooperate, coupling, dovetail, elbow, embrace, engage,
     gliding joint, hasp, hinge, hinged joint, hip, hitch, hook,
     interact, interchange, interface, interlace, intermesh, interplay,
     intertwine, interweave, interwork, jam, join, joining, joint,
     juncture, knee, knuckle, latch, link, lock, mesh, miter, nail,
     neck, peg, pin, pivot, pivot joint, rabbet, rivet, scarf, screw,
     seam, sew, shoulder, skewer, snap, staple, stick, stitch, suture,
     symphysis, tack, tie rod, toggle, toggle joint, union, wedge, weld,
     wrist, zipper
  
  

From Stardic English-Chinese Dictionary :   [ stardic ]

  n.榫眼v.用榫接合

From XDICT the English-Chinese dictionary :   [ xdict ]

     n. 榫眼
     vt. 开榫眼于,使上榫

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