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tenon

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ten·on  (tnn)
n.
A projection on the end of a piece of wood shaped for insertion into a mortise to make a joint.
tr.v. ten·oned, ten·on·ing, ten·ons
1. To provide with a tenon.
2. To join with a tenon.

[Middle English, from Old French, from tenir, to hold, from Latin tenre; see ten- in Indo-European roots.]

tenon
Noun
a projecting end of a piece of wood, formed to fit into a corresponding slot in another piece [Old French]
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Noun1.tenontenon - a projection at the end of a piece of wood that is shaped to fit into a mortise and form a mortise joint
mortise-and-tenon joint, mortise joint - a joint made by inserting tenon on one piece into mortise holes in the other
projection - any structure that branches out from a central support


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To Adam Tenon, clerk of the warden of the seals of the provostship of Paris; for the silver, making, and engraving of said seals, which have been made new because the others preceding, by reason of their antiquity and their worn condition, could no longer be successfully used, twelve livres parisis.
 
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