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mortises

mortises is the plural of mortise.

mortises is the third-person singular simple present indicative of mortise.

Meaning of mortise

Noun

mortise (plural mortises)

  1. A hole that is made to receive a tenon so as to form a joint.
    • If there is much gauging for the same size mortise and tenon to be done, and if a mortise gauge is not handy, a simple improvised gauge for the purpose can easily be made with two pieces of wood and four or five steel sprigs…2016 September 6, A Little Book of Woodworking Joints - Including Dovetailing, Mortise-and-Tenon and Mitred Joints, 2nd edition (paperback), Read Books Limited, →ISBN
  2. Stability; power of adhesion.

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Phrases with mortises

Questions about mortises

What is mortises the plural of?
Mortises is the plural of mortise.

Words near mortises in the dictionary

  1. mortise-and-tenon joint
  2. mortise-and-tenon joints
  3. mortised
  4. mortiser
  5. mortisers
  6. mortises
  7. mortising
  8. Mortlake
  9. Mortleman
  10. mortling
  11. mortlings

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