mortise (redirected from mortised)

mor·tise also mor·tice  (môrts) n. 1. A usually rectangular cavity in a piece of wood, stone, or other material, prepared to receive a tenon and thus form a joint. 2. Printing A hole cut in a plate for insertion of type. tr.v. mor·tised also mor·ticed, mor·tis·ing also mor·tic·ing, mor·tis·es also mor·tic·es 1. To join or fasten securely, as with a mortise and tenon. 2. To make a mortise in. 3. Printing a. To cut a hole in (a plate) for the insertion of type. b. To cut such a hole and insert (type). [Middle English mortaise, from Old French, perhaps from Arabic murtazz, fastened, from irtazza, to be fixed (in place), derived stem of razza, to fix, insert; see rzz in Semitic roots.]

mortise mortise-and-tenon joint

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	mortise - a square hole made to receive a tenon and so to form a joint mortice hole - an opening deliberately made in or through something mortise-and-tenon joint, mortise joint - a joint made by inserting tenon on one piece into mortise holes in the other
Verb	1.	mortise - cut a hole for a tenon in mortice cut - separate with or as if with an instrument; "Cut the rope"
	2.	mortise - join by a tenon and mortise mortice bring together, join - cause to become joined or linked; "join these two parts so that they fit together"