| NOUN | artifact | mortise-and-tenon joint, mortise joint | a joint made by inserting tenon on one piece into mortise holes in the other |
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| Meaning | A joint made by inserting tenon on one piece into mortise holes in the other. | |
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| Synonym | mortise joint | |
| Parts | mortise, mortice | A square hole made to receive a tenon and so to form a joint |
| tenon | A projection at the end of a piece of wood that is shaped to fit into a mortise and form a mortise joint | |
| Narrower | dovetail, dovetail joint | A mortise joint formed by interlocking tenons and mortises |
| tongue and groove joint | A mortise joint made by fitting a projection on the edge of one board into a matching groove on another board | |
| Broader | joint | junction by which parts or objects are joined together |
| Catalan | caixa i metxa | |
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