ten·on (t n  n)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 ten  re; see ten- in Indo-European roots.] |
tenon [ˈtɛnən]
n
(Miscellaneous Technologies / Building) the projecting end of a piece of wood formed to fit into a corresponding mortise in another piece
vb (tr)
1. (Miscellaneous Technologies / Building) to form a tenon on (a piece of wood)
2. (Miscellaneous Technologies / Building) to join with a tenon and mortise
[from Old French, from tenir to hold, from Latin tenēre]
tenoner n
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| Noun | 1. |  tenon - a projection at the end of a piece of wood that is shaped to fit into a mortise and form a mortise jointmortise-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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